But a Lyft or Uber doesn’t travel at hundreds of miles per hour and have the possibility to wipe out massive amounts of people in an urban area with the amount of fuel and mass onboard an airliner. A train at least has rails and probably some sort of emergency braking system should the driver become incapacitated.

(Written on 08/18/2023)(Permalink)

Exactly what I was going to say. Vote with your feet and your money. If you ever walk onto an airplane and don’t see two souls on the flight deck that actually care about getting you and themselves back to their families should the worse scenario happen, walk right back off! Do y’all see where this is going? Pretty soon we will not be necessary for the elite that eventually want to exterminate us. We are working ourselves right out of jobs.

(Written on 08/18/2023)(Permalink)

I can tell you that under Trump, Europe wouldn’t have thought about doing this to Americans. This is a weak, regime we have in DC so the rest of the world is capitalizing on it. RE comments about China, India and other countries requiring Visas; they aren’t exactly the most desirable/frequented countries traveled to by Americans. Europe on the other hand IS! Total 💰 grab!

(Written on 07/28/2023)(Permalink)

Can’t blame the airline. They did what was necessary to ensure the passenger got to their destination safely. We used to fly over Magadan all the time prior to the war. As it appears now, the BRICS nations have an advantage as they are flying the shorter routes over Russia. These sanctions aren’t working. Time for a different strategy if you think Russia is in the wrong.

(Written on 06/10/2023)(Permalink)

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)