Jeff Thomas
New member
Want some "fun"? Call your favorite airline. Ask them what security measures they have undertaken. Put some pressure on them to give logical answers.
"Sir, we're doing everything we can ...".
"There is no safer time to fly ..."
"We are following all FAA security directives ..."
Ask them what their airline is doing. The fun begins.
You see, our government / FAA has such a stranglehold on these companies that they are afraid to show any leadership.
What could they do right now? Strengthen bulkhead doors. Allow qualified pilots to arm themselves. Hire their own armed marshals.
Instead, they are waiting for the next government program.
The FAA won't "let" them? Fine. Let the FAA publicly announce that refusal. The airlines might face repercussions by taking on the FAA? You don't think they'll face repercussions if they don't take on the FAA?
Perhaps I'm showing some incredible naivete here, but frankly, I believe that relying upon government is exactly what helped get us into this situation. And, I'll be da*ned if I'll be cowed into getting back on their planes to show "faith" in the system.
Dear Airline CEO: Want me to show "faith" in your company? Glad to. Show me some credible, practical and effective measures to improve security. Unilaterally if necessary.
Until then, I'm not interested in taking the bait when you offer up such silly, half-a$$ solutions as we've seen so far.
Regards from AZ
ps ... please don't tell me I'm not showing the proper amount of patriotism here. I can be patriotic without signing on to fly with fools.
"Sir, we're doing everything we can ...".
"There is no safer time to fly ..."
"We are following all FAA security directives ..."
Ask them what their airline is doing. The fun begins.
You see, our government / FAA has such a stranglehold on these companies that they are afraid to show any leadership.
What could they do right now? Strengthen bulkhead doors. Allow qualified pilots to arm themselves. Hire their own armed marshals.
Instead, they are waiting for the next government program.
The FAA won't "let" them? Fine. Let the FAA publicly announce that refusal. The airlines might face repercussions by taking on the FAA? You don't think they'll face repercussions if they don't take on the FAA?
Perhaps I'm showing some incredible naivete here, but frankly, I believe that relying upon government is exactly what helped get us into this situation. And, I'll be da*ned if I'll be cowed into getting back on their planes to show "faith" in the system.
Dear Airline CEO: Want me to show "faith" in your company? Glad to. Show me some credible, practical and effective measures to improve security. Unilaterally if necessary.
Until then, I'm not interested in taking the bait when you offer up such silly, half-a$$ solutions as we've seen so far.
Regards from AZ
ps ... please don't tell me I'm not showing the proper amount of patriotism here. I can be patriotic without signing on to fly with fools.