http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/jun/25/the-plight-of-a-pilot-in-todays-airline-industry/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway062508d.mp3 The plight of a pilot in today's airline industry http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/jun/25/the-plight-of-a-pilot-in-todays-airline-industry/ true 9750 segment United is the latest airline to announce cutbacks, joining Northwest, Delta and Continental. United says, beginning this summer, it will eliminate 950 pilots from its roster after already announcing it would drop 1,600 salaried positions.