Airline careers in the United States.

[RitterKreuz]

... Think again.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_ ... _pilots_dc

Job cuts for pilots, flight attendants and mechanics are starting to near post 9/11 levels - many (including myself) are looking to start down new career paths  :(

[SkyNoz]

Well, this sums a chunk,

"He's not buying management arguments that no one could have predicted oil prices would rise to $140 a barrel. Airlines could have been better prepared, he said."

[C]

Not an ideal situation at all.

[The Ruptured Duck]

Hell I work in a business FBO and my job is in danger!

[RitterKreuz]

Well, this sums a chunk,

"He's not buying management arguments that no one could have predicted oil prices would rise to $140 a barrel. Airlines could have been better prepared, he said."

exactly...

if a person cant predict that oil is eventually going to hit $220 per barrel then they have been residing under a rock!

just another example of poor planning  >:(