Originally Posted by
motytrah
On a related note, let's say NW has to hire more pilots. They wouldn't be the only major carrier to be hiring right now. However, I think they would be one of the lowest paying. Can NW actually compete wage wise to get more pilots if they hire new ones?
How much does NW pay right now? And if they're able to hire new pilots, I'd say they'd be "competing". Keep in mind they have a lot on furlough and they'd still have to offer a recall to them.
Originally Posted by
HeathrowGuy
Not really - a far larger portion of North America has to deal with summer thunderstorms versus winter snowstorms, and the summer storms are also virtually a daily/every other day occurrence.
Yes, we know. We face it
every year. What makes this year any more worse than previous years? The summer weather is not a problem for MSP and, by and large, DTW. It affects other major airports (ATL, ORD, NYC, etc.) much worse because they're so congested; mouse droppings can cause those airports to come to a grinding halt. Not so much at MSP/DTW. But even so, as I said, it's not any different than years past.