Three airlines have filed for Chapter 13 protection this week. ATA, Aloha, and Frontier Airlines are the latest victims to today’s economy and or simply bad management techniques.

It seems that Airlines file for Bankruptcy protection more than any other corporate businesses. Unlike many other corporate businesses, Airlines have this lucky charm; its name is Uncle Sam.

We are a country that is losing billions of dollars on the Iraq war and most importantly losing the lives of many of our young men and women. We are a country that does not offer medical coverage to all that are in need. Our senior citizens travel abroad to get medical attention which includes prescription drugs. Our public school system is so poorly funded that many children are “being left out.”

Yet, our Federal Government will find the funding to help airlines bail themselves out, again and again.

The horrors of September 11th were the last time that we the people helped bail out the Airlines.  The tragedy that took place paralyzed our nation and its Airlines. However, what most people don’t know is that long before September 11, some of the same Airlines that were bailed out already were in debt and trouble.

As Airlines are bailed out some good things happen. The worker bees, the Flight Attendants, Gate Agents, and other front line employees maintained their livelihoods. However that livelihood is usually tied into large reductions in pay, and benefits.

Your Airline Corporate People believe that those same line workers are just lucky to have their jobs. Meanwhile Golden Parachutes, Stock Options, and large Performance Bonuses are lined into Managements bottomless pockets.

Stock prices free fall. At the right time our Senior Managers and CEO’s are lining their undies with money that will soon grow like a Chia Pet.

Before you enter Flight Attendant School be aware of what I have just shared. Have a long Flight Attendant Career because you love what you do. Fight in order to not be taken advantage of, and smile when you say “bye, bye” to the other group of people that are being taken advantage of………your Passengers.

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