Pilots at United Airlines have gone almost a decade without a formal agreement and last week they launched the Unfriendly Skies publicity campaign that alleges that not only is the airline mistreating their pilots, but its decisions are putting passengers at risk.
Perhaps you thought that United is the only airline whose pilots are flying without a contract. Not so! US Airways pilots have been without a contract since 2005 and American Airlines pilots have been without one since 2007.
Watch the CBS This Morning report as Captain “Sully” Sullenberger, Charlie Rose, Erica Hill, and Peter debate if it is safer to fly now than it was 10 years ago. See how issues such as outsourcing, the use of regional carriers and airline management are standing in the way of a good airline safety culture.
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