Parker Apologizes

[hatetoadmitit]

I hear at the scene, police accused him of having consumed between 8.9 beers and 12.9 beers. Parker replied, saying that was a ridiculously high estimate. He claimed he couldn't possibly have had more than 8.9 beers.

During interrogation, Parker raised his estimate to 10 beers, and seemed willing to raise it further, although he later denied his willingness to raise the number.

The U.S. House of Representatives Monday will debate whether the apparent abundance of beers available to USAirways leadership should trigger an automatic payment of beer to USAirways employees.

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Now thats funny, Thanks I needed the laugh!

 

[Ty Webb]

Get down off your soapbox before you fall and hurt yourself

The fact of the matter is that 4 alcohol driving arrests indicate he's an alcoholic. If he's been caught 4 times, he must have skated hundreds.

I guess as long as you make others money, it's o.k. to recklessly endanger the lives of innocent people repeatedly. It also shows the lack of responsiblilty inherent in the world of airline management.

You're missing the point, Chief. He isn't applying for a job as a cab driver. . . . . . or to replace Mother Teresa. . . . .He is Airline Management . . . .

However, I would much rather have him running my airline than Leo Mullin, or any of the buffoons who have squandered the pensions and pay of tens of thousands of airline pilots in the last five years because they aren't creative enough to truly manage their way out of a hole . . . . but might not have as many schnocktails after work.

Point is . . . who really cares? Give the guy a driver, rap him on the knuckles, and put his ass back to work.


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[Draginass]

Again, the political correctness pendulum swings all the way to the stops here in the good ol' USA.

I personally don't give a $hit if the guy's got 10 DUI's, it's got nothing to do with running an airline. I likewise don't give a $hit if a pilot's got 10 DUI's, it's got nothing to do with flying an airplane. I'm not sure how this witch hunt got started about pilots and their driving records. My hunch is it's because the FAA comes under the department of transportation and some mid level public servant peon decided it would be a good idea to start running airline pilots driving records just because they could. I've been flying for almost 20 years, both in the military and for an airline, and I've yet to figure out what the hell someone's driving record has to do with their ability to operate an airplane.

If a pilot shows up drunk for a flight then hang him. Likewise, if Parker shows up drunk for work then hang him. I agree the hypocrisy is glaring considering a pilot with a DUI is radioactive, while an airline CEO isn't. However, neither SHOULD be punished in their jobs for something that happened in their off time and had nothing to do with their job. It all makes for interesting reading, but as far as I'm concerned Parker's DUI is a non event.

It has a lot to do with the job. I don't fly with people that I know are drunks, sober or not. Drunks will always let you down eventually, usually when you really need them. No sympathy.

 

[check6]

Ahhh this shouldn't be such a big deal. . . .he's just like the rest of us. Beer is GOOOD!!

 

[eaglefly]

You're missing the point, Chief. He isn't applying for a job as a cab driver. . . . . . or to replace Mother Teresa. . . . .He is Airline Management . . . .

However, I would much rather have him running my airline than Leo Mullin, or any of the buffoons who have squandered the pensions and pay of tens of thousands of airline pilots in the last five years because they aren't creative enough to truly manage their way out of a hole . . . . but might not have as many schnocktails after work.

Point is . . . who really cares? Give the guy a driver, rap him on the knuckles, and put his ass back to work.


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In other words, the end justifies the means.

I never thought he was pirticularly smart. He's been lucky and he's a nice guy.

So again, the message is........it's O.K. as long as he's making money for somebody.

By your logic, the two idiots who pushed back drunk, should be rehired.

It's bad to jeopardize a hundred, but not a few ?

Should the drunk who might nail your loved ones be let off the hook because, he's a (for now), successful CEO ?

Will you stand in court and vouch for him, too ?

We're talking REPEATED offenses, so obviously he doesn't get it, even now attempting to blow it off with a feeble "I'm sorry".

Who cares ?

The survivors of his future victims..................which could be you.

I think YOU missed the point, cheif.

 

[B190Captain]

Ahhh this shouldn't be such a big deal. . . .he's just like the rest of us. Beer is GOOOD!!

Agreed beer is good! very good in fact. Beer and auto is bad.

I have no respect for drunks that jeopardize lives by getting behind the wheel.

 

[Ty Webb]

In other words, the end justifies the means.

I never thought he was pirticularly smart.

This one is funny enough all on its own . .. .

By your logic, the two idiots who pushed back drunk, should be rehired.

That's not logic . . . logic is something completely lacking in your post.

They hired him to run an airline. He's running an airline.

The two pilots were hired to fly planes safely and legally. That they did not do. Not even close to the same thing.

You guys that get all fired up on the alcohol issue really crack me up. It completely blinds you to the facts. All you can see is "alcohol" or "DUI". Obviously you have issues.

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[737 Pylt]

This one is funny enough all on its own . .. .



That's not logic . . . logic is something completely lacking in your post.

They hired him to run an airline. He's running an airline.

The two pilots were hired to fly planes safely and legally. That they did not do. Not even close to the same thing.

You guys that get all fired up on the alcohol issue really crack me up. It completely blinds you to the facts. All you can see is "alcohol" or "DUI". Obviously you have issues.

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Ty...I agree with pretty much everything you said! I'll also add that as CEO, parker is supposed to be setting an example of behavior, where the consumption of alcohol in any "front line employee" level will cost you your job, and might even cost you some time in the slammer like those two putz' from awa in MIA!

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