Pilot problems.
Go back in history. On this side of the pond, airlines were run by pilots; Pan Am, Eastern, TWA, Delta etc. As soon as the accountants took over, everything changed. Now it's difficult to even get a meal on a flight. Also the influx of the charter industry has put so much pressure on the skeds that many good airlines have disappeared. Charters cheapened everything.
The other problems are; the seniority system (which only benefits the airlines) preventing pilots from moving to other jobs and maintain their current status. Instead they start at the bottom again, even with years of experience. Absolute rubbish. Next we have the age old reluctance of pilots to stick together for their own good. Look at all the finger poking on PPrune for example. Look at the lack of common sense in the AF447 posts. Till we overcome these obstacles, nothing will change. Too bad.
One more point. Airlines are no good without aeroplanes and 'planes are no good without pilots. Unfortunately the pilots don't realize that fact. They are really the ones in control. Will someone please inform them.
Last edited by thermostat; 1st Apr 2012 at 01:42.