Grant County is just too far removed from west of the mountains for people to agree to this. Paine field in Everett could work, but even that is showing marginal appeal. These types of programs work only when forced on us by planning officials. People want to fly into the main areas of a given metropolis.

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

Seems that the idea of less aircraft at the ramp and less "time slots" into large airports have now become a factor. Sure, smaller aircraft and more frequent service is nice for passengers, but if you can run a larger aircraft and not have so many landing fees and other costs that are fixed, that could be better in some cases. There is a case for both large and small aircraft depending on the route.

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

True. Not surprising you got down voted. No one wants to hear the truth when they got pressured into getting the same damn thing the pilots got forced into. And no, we didn't have so many "unexpected deaths" in the aviation community before the jab. Occam's Razor folks. It has to be attributable to something! What changed recently?

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

"...airlines cannot be exempted from compensating delayed passengers even if the delay is caused by the unexpected death of a co-pilot just before a scheduled flight." Is anyone wondering about all of these "sudden death / died suddenly / untimely death" reports coming out shortly after the jabs? Why did 90% of my colleagues capitulate to this? While stories like these are sad because someone lost their life, they aren't surprising if you did some research and knew the possible consequences. Clots, aneurisms, strokes, heart scarring. Thank GOD there are 2 of us up front at any given time. I suspect the demand for unjabbed pilots will go up in the future. For those that will thumbs down my post, you might not like my take, but it's true. If you disagree, state why and I'll check back.

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

"...airlines cannot be exempted from compensating delayed passengers even if the delay is caused by the unexpected death of a co-pilot just before a scheduled flight." Is anyone wondering about all of these "sudden death / died suddenly / untimely death" reports coming out shortly after the jabs? Why did 90% of my colleagues capitulate to this? While stories like these are sad because someone lost their life, they aren't surprising if you did some research and knew the possible consiauences. Clots, anurisms, strokes, heart scarring. Thank GOD there are 2 of us up front at any given time. I suspect the demand for unjabbed pilots will go up in the future. For those that will thumbs down my post, you might not like my take, but it's true. If you disagree, state why and I'll check back.

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

Times like these are what the big CEO's get paid for. They will have to make some tough choices and ultimately please the customer, or lose business and market share. I've been using Delta exclusively the last year and overall have been happy with them. Yes, they have canceled flights, made us switch aircraft because of issues, but their product is fairly consistent. More snack choices, good perks for those who use their services regularly have kept me there. What do y'all think of the other Legacy carriers?

(Written on 05/12/2023)(Permalink)

Like Russia or not, this sets a really bad precedent for other countries to do the same to us if they don’t “like” or “world police” tactics. They could just one day say, gimme that nice shiny 747 on our ramp and give it to Mexico or something. These sanctions are backfiring massively. I’m sure Russia has worse things to worry about than a C-17sky.

(Written on 04/21/2023)(Permalink)

Anyone else tired of this senseless, prolonged war that we keep spending money on when we have no direct ties to Ukraine? When will someone talk about a peace deal?

(Written on 04/01/2023)(Permalink)

I guess we are just going to keep this inevitable demise of Ukraine going? The math doesn’t lie. Russia has 3x the troops and far more advanced equipment than Ukraine. But let’s just keep the bloodshed going and NOT talk peace.

(Written on 03/24/2023)(Permalink)

This is really a non-event. ATC saw the issue, SWA saw the helicopter and the system did its job.

(Written on 03/24/2023)(Permalink)