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Do Airlines Pay Too Much for Their Pilots? I Don't Think So...

Yesterday, a JetBlue airliner had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles due to a malfunctioning nose wheel. Apparently the pilot could detect that the nose wheel was stuck sideways and would not face forward upon landing. The video of the landing is astounding but even more astounding was the fact that the pilot was able to keep the plane going straight down the runway -- never veering to one side or the other. Now that's a pilot! The passengers were scared but fortunately unhurt.

Click here to see the video (unfortunately you have to endure an ad first...)

  Posted by Claudia Imhoff on September 22, 2005 2:11 PM |

Comments

Yes that's a pilot. The persons getting paid too much at the airlines are the top executives. Sooner or later it seems that most airlines have financial problems. These guys should be required to get 50% of their compensation in company stock and not be vested in their shares for 5 years, and when they sell, stock holders should be notified and use this as a signal to review how this person is improving the value of the company stock, it's place in the market, and it's respect in the eyes of the employees who have a big part to play in a service business like airlines. Thanks, Benny Cummins

Posted by: Benny Cummins | September 29, 2005 11:16 AM

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