The pilots cannot get over the fact that I have a cup of coffee with the guys who carry the bags. My secretary will (even) go out and help clean the planes if we are running into a delay.
The pilots are the last major labor group to reach a preliminary agreement (except for striking mechanics who have been replaced) and the largest source of labor savings being sought by the airline.
The pilots are telling us they are extremely disappointed in Delta management and are tired of listening to management?s demands.
The pilots are responsible, realistic, qualified people, who know the (state of the) economy,
The pilots are key. This is critical. If they don't reach an agreement, it could be the end.
On Thursday, a passenger forced his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines flight from Miami, but was subdued after the co-pilot hit him with a small ax. Good to see our airlines are being kept secure by the latest in 12th century technology.
Lucky are the children who know there is a jolly fat man in a red suit who pilots a flying sleigh. We should envy them. And we should envy the people who are so certain Martians will land in their back yard that they keep a loaded Polaroid camera by the back door.
Pilots might strike, take spontaneous job actions or just quit. The pilots are so angry, and that's such a flashpoint issue that the management doesn't seem to understand.
Pilots have no way of knowing what's going on behind the door.
Pilots are a scarce resource given China's rapidly growing aviation industry. An increase in fleet size calls for more pilots.