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> Break up Boeing, bring back competition in airliner manufacturing. Sounds backwards. Pilots have a total monopoly. Boeing doesn't.
by xnx 6mo ago
> Break up Boeing, bring back competition in airliner manufacturing.
Sounds backwards. Pilots have a total monopoly. Boeing doesn't.
- bdangubic 6mo agosure, airlines have a choice among tens of US aircraft making companies other than Boeing... oh wait...
- xboxnolifes 6mo agoPilots have a total monopoly... in the occupation of piloting?
- xnx 6mo agoFor US commercial airlines it is my understanding that there are effectively no non-union pilots. That's good for the pilots (higher wages), but bad for the flyers (higher ticket prices).
- rcxdude 6mo agoPilot pay has been trending downwards for a while. It's pretty badly paid for how high-stress and high-skill it is.