09-11-2009, 04:05 AM
Hm............. Hawaiian has the money to buy A330's ... but cant afford a raise for the folks flying them. A330 being a higher capacity, longer distance aircraft then the rest of the current fleet.
If I were one of the pilots being told I had to fly a airbus with unresolved fatal issues after signing up for a job flying boeings ... that would be enough reason to strike , never mind the money
There may be more of an issue than meet the eye here. Bringing a new aircraft type always tough. The airlines eliminating the flight engineer years ago still stuck in the craw of many old timers, now we are moving into scheduled transpacific flights with a twin engine two man crew- unheard of 20 years ago. Wages should reflect that.
If I were one of the pilots being told I had to fly a airbus with unresolved fatal issues after signing up for a job flying boeings ... that would be enough reason to strike , never mind the money
There may be more of an issue than meet the eye here. Bringing a new aircraft type always tough. The airlines eliminating the flight engineer years ago still stuck in the craw of many old timers, now we are moving into scheduled transpacific flights with a twin engine two man crew- unheard of 20 years ago. Wages should reflect that.