British Airways Pilots warning from America on Open Skies

[Muckydoggy1]

There were so many clichés and metaphors in that speech.

[skullcrunch13]

Can't wait to start flying for American Airlines! You got to love em'!

[animotioned]

Why are the blinds down?

[SuperAncientmariner]

Call me cynical but I must ask if this plan will have any effect on US airlines?

[MegaManunited10]

"not heeding this threat would be a severe miscalculation"? who the fuck is this guy to talk to British Airways like that?????

[RLH1510]

Maybe if American Airlines had not left the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents over 50,000 pilots, they would have had the resourses to inform them so they could have made a better decision.

[harrowings]

Maybe some lessons for the flying roo?

[harrowings]

Maybe some lessons for the flying roo?

[1982FMJ]

some pilots may not be entirely trsutworthy of all staff at airports. these days terrorists can gain jobs in all areas from the maintainance hanger to the baggage handlers to the people who fuel the aircraft. i believe that maintainance workers should be made to wear safety hat mounted video cameras so there every move is recorded. In this day an age we cannot trust anybody and these terrorists work as large teams and turn a blind eye to things.

[cinesimonj]

@1982FMJ That's hilarious.

Grow up.

[cdjinov]

pilots are awsome



[Matthuffy]

waste of time this message. BA wont be around for too long, they are useless, over priced and losing money left right and center. So bring on the competition please. Also in the US, the way AA works and treats their customers they should be kicked out! AA are a complete disgrace.

[cpdp999]

@Matthuffy It's funny how their adverts suggest that they are treat their customers like gods, well the business class ones atleast.

[DreaminofFL360]

@Matthuffy You get what you pay for in the aviation industry. Happy flying :)

[Matthuffy]

@DreaminofFL360

That is why I own my own transport ;)

[FantasticBob7000]

@Matthuffy Whatcha got?

[HeathrowSpottingHD]

@Matthuffy What Airline hasn't had there ups and downs? BA have some of the best Pilots around! Sorry to burst your bubble but they aren't going anywhere, anytime soon!

[fly4ever93]

nice cucards

[catherine1992100]

i was staring at your son's picture the whole time**** 

[omegaice8]

Us pilots get crap pay for long hours, we all need to walk off the job all at once, but there is always some little shit willing to work for nothing. " OMG i get to fly a jet" but A hole you can"t even pay your bills.

[ALANELEY]

WOW - this video was a severe miscalculation.

[0m1nous]

Then why the hell did you ask "Am I missing the point?"

That implies to everyone that you are inquiring if you actually did "miss the point"....

Still dont think you get the point... and I dont think i am the only one.

[0m1nous]

Yes Cook1993... you missed the point entirely.

AA does not "compete" with AE. If you are not in the profession, you will not understand.

Take your "capitalism" absolute and use it elsewhere, it doesn't apply here.

-a capitalist.

[DubbleTrubbleBubble]

this guy is a true gentleman for taking the time and effort to do this for british airways pilots.

it is appreciated.

- a brit

[SLM285Productions]

Thank you Captain Hill for that, it's an important point.

Every English person who has commented anything like "Fuck off Yank" you should be ashamed, how does that come across to other nations around the world?

To the matter in hand

WIllie Walsh (CEO of BA) is low in rankings for two main reasons he has let down his employees (Pilots and others)

He has let down passengers (Massive fares from only one Airport in Britain London and replacing all flights from other cities with a daily shuttle run)

[AviatorAndyK]

fuck off yank

[0m1nous]

@AviatorAndyK

You're canadian!! you are more of a yank then anyone here! :)

Canada is like a loft apartment over a really good party...

[Spyco]

So.... do they do this whenever a new airline is created? Did they make one for Delta when Song was created?

By the way, American Airlines sucks. I'm sorry, but management has run the airline to the ground and the cabin crew are not afraid to show their displeasure to their passengers

[0m1nous]

@Spyco--

No, Delta and Song were still the same company--- same Delta pilots, same Delta call sign on the radios... They DID use laid off flight attendants, and they did have a different set of management (real cost effective... not).

They offered TVs in every seat at a time when mainline Delta did not, and offered more service at a lower price then when you wanted to "treat yourself" to a mainline experience...

was a total failure, and is gone.

[okyat]

can someone pls explain to me what he just said. I didnt understand what he meant in this speech. is he warning someone of their mistakes? Thanks.

[awlcvl]

Shit stirer, frightened of competition?

[DayJetFan]

THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING THAT OUT! There just scared that they have competition. And you know what, its not fair for airlines to have monopolies on countries. Stop whining American Airlines pilots. In my opinion, more airlines should be created. And also president of "APA", AMR CORPORATION OWNS AA AND AA EAGLE STOP WHINING!

[jordandraper11]

STFU YOU FAT American TWAT

[packwood1073]

Get a life y'bunch of wingers!

[AtlantiXYL]

why?>

[bg11215]

How thoughtful of them to send their British counterparts that message.

[BMinko15]

@bg11215 

[074241000]

and guess what, Open skies took BALPA pilot's job. Still think this is union's BS? No. It's the management's plan to outsource our jobs overseas

[CGFTT]

He is not speaking with us but speaking AT us. It seems like he is more worried about his job.

[dordbo]

The truth and facts stated so clearly that you would would have to be completely ignorant to not understand this message. Thank you Lloyd.

[Saab34O]

You're dumb

[MAXDECMER22]

it sounds like he is more worried about his job in US rather than the livelihoods of the BA pilots in UK.....

[tmafarrell]

i wouldn't say he has anything to fear. the cockpit jobs are to be based in the usa. he is offering a warning, pure and simple.

[MAXDECMER22]

Before you post next time check your facts.

[teresembaum]

El acuerdo de cielos abiertos es una trampa de USA para poder comprar el 49% de cada linea europea, en cambio los europeos podran comprar el 25% de las lineas de USA. No permitan eso!!!, seran absorvidos por American Airlines. Creanme soy de argentina y aqui paso eso. Todas las aerolineas de argentina las controla Iberia, pemanezcan unidos y resistan. Eduardo desde argentina.

[luckilj]

Cheers Captain Hill... IF only BA will listen to us then... but then when have they ever listened to us on the shop floor!

BA Longhaul Purser.

[aa777jr]

Been with AA 10 yrs, the last 3 as a F/O on 777. Scary stuff for both airlines ahead. Lloyd speaks the truth.

[missmostess]

This is absoloutley the biggest threat to BA cabin crew as well as the pilots and I find it astonishing that BASSA seem to be preoccupied with such lesser issues instead of tackleing this issue. As BA cabin crew we stand to be usurped by less well paid international based crew. This is BA management cashing in on our good name and its wrong.

[celticlofts]

It's no longer a British taxpayer owned company, but a shareholder owned company, and those shareholders can be from anywhere in the world my friend. So in reality the best you can say about BA is that it's a British based company.

[539771]

Yes - a British based company, but one that employs 30,000 people in the UK!

[JohnOnOahu]

He makes it seem like BA has never had scope issues...anyone heard of the BMED franchise? BA South Africa? The USAir/BA codeshare back in the 90s where USAir painted a plane in BA colors and the US F/As wore BA uniforms, etc.

I think the tone (in the part where it doesn't sound like he's ready a "How to Manual") is condescending and if I were a BA pilot I'd actually be a little insulted.

Finally, the Scope ship has sailed at AA so why is APA spending their members money on this video?

[TB35]

oh shit !!! heed the warnings BA pilots, just tough luck for BA cabin crew I suppose.. shouldn't they be doing something about this to ????????

[flyboyz83]

I would think the same goes fro BA flight attendants, BA planes, BA crews. Also, why is there a union flag on the tail of these Openskies planes when it's nothing to do with British people? BA managment cashing in on the BA name and not wanting their staff to work on it! So bad!

[TripleXatBA]

wow, that is a great message to our BA pilots

[uptheregurl]

This information, I am sure, will be appreciated AND hopefully taken seriously before it is too late.

[darryljason]

good stuff, thanks.