Hotmail
Larry King Live: User Reviews
|
|
|
|
|
Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  FuelPosted: 7/17/2008A review of Larry King Live by rwebber5 July 17, 2008
Dear Mr. King-
Yesterday I tuned in to your show with the hopes of seeing the CEO of US Airways speak to the crushing negative effects the speculative run up of oil is having on the airlines, the economy, and my career. What I saw was something all together different.
Instead of the scheduled speakers I witnessed a disjointed, subjective, discussion over
a “news” story that was generated by an ad placed by the leaders of the new rookie union at US AIRWAYS (USAPA).This ad was nothing more than an ill guided attempt by the fledgling union’s leaders to flex their muscle during contract negotiations.
The core issue here is not about how much fuel a pilot can carry, safety or “Captains Authority” but rather a dispute between the company and a segment of the pilots this new Union represents. (It should be noted that not one of the 1800 former ALPA represented pilots of America West have elected to join this new union.)
As a Captain for America West and post merge the New US Airways I have never had the company question the amount of extra fuel I choose to carry on any flight segment. Many of those segments routinely carry me and my passengers over the longest over water route in the world and as such I am very cognizant of the need for adequate fuel reserves for any contingency.
I was appalled by this new “Unions” attempt to bring safety into question when it is clear, based on the data collected, that this was a deliberate attempt by the pilots in question to carry and burn more fuel in an effort to influence the company to acquiesce to their contractual wishes.
As a one time Executive Vice President of The Airline Pilots Association I have seen and participated in my fair share of labor disputes but I have never witnessed nor would I condone using a bogus “safety” issue to apply leverage to a company. ALPA has a long and proud history of improving safety in the airline industry and would never taint that reputation by such act... Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-1 of 1 Per Page |
||
| advertisement |
