Sullenberger: Pay cuts driving out best pilots

Source: freep.com Posted By: Jenny 5533 days ago

WASHINGTON � The pilot who safely ditched a jetliner in New York�s Hudson River said today that pay and benefit cuts are driving experienced pilots from careers in the cockpit.

US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told the House aviation subcommittee that his pay has been cut 40% in recent years and his pension has been terminated and replaced with a promise “worth pennies on the dollar” from the federally created Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. These cuts followed a wave of airline

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