Colgan 07-07 Memo

[Tank Commander]

One of the true beauties of having ALPA is everyone has right to representing. Even the the people that should not be flying 121. ALPA files suite in court over turd ball being fired. Company looks at $ it will cost to fight the case in court. Presto! turd ball back on line with back pay. System also works for guys that do get fired for BS. System seems to work best for turd balls. Nature of the beast.

 

[WSurf]

I hear what you are saying, but we don't have all of the facts. (The two sides to every story...) Any way you slice it, it sounds like someone knowingly and willingly violated company procedure and got CAUGHT. (Not that ANY of us would do the same.)

As for the Beech, its a tough story. I leave the doors open to make sure no one is walking around during take-off and landing. Other than that I close the doors to preserve my sanity (or what's left of it).

I am not trying to bust on you Vecorvictor, all I am saying is that the aviation industry sucks! Mainly because the terrorist won! They made us change the way we think, the way Management treats us, the pay, The way we treat our pax....... on and on and on!!!!

This industry after 9/11 has been terrible! I remember Captains retiring and having there wives or kid ride in the Jumpseat for that last flight..... Not anymore!!!! The days that the FA's would come into the cockpit during cruise and would .......nevermind :-0 Not anymore!

I just wish we could get some more fun back into the job, thats all!

Everthing we hear or read about aviaiton is negative!!! Just sucks................

 

[vectorvictor]

I am not trying to bust on you Vecorvictor, all I am saying is that the aviation industry sucks! Mainly because the terrorist won! They made us change the way we think, the way Management treats us, the pay, The way we treat our pax....... on and on and on!!!!

This industry after 9/11 has been terrible! I remember Captains retiring and having there wives or kid ride in the Jumpseat for that last flight..... Not anymore!!!! The days that the FA's would come into the cockpit during cruise and would .......nevermind :-0 Not anymore!

I just wish we could get some more fun back into the job, thats all!

Everthing we hear or read about aviaiton is negative!!! Just sucks................

You're not picking on me.

The sad fact is that it really isn't our (the aviation community's) fault. The American media machine is obsessed with air safety because our nation's greatest moment of terror involved the use of commercial airplanes. In a way it's like closing the gate after the horses are out of the stable. I don't think our world will ever be the same. There is a lot of money in the "war on terror" and "global warming" and not much education on the part of the American people as to what is really going on. The fact that NASCAR (I have nothing against the sport so don't wreck me on this one) is our nation's largest spectator event says a lot about us as a whole.

But in our reality the center of attention is aviation and the "control" of commercial aircraft. Thus opening the cockpit door is now a big no no. We've gone so far as a society that we think arming the pilots makes us safer. (I'm not against the FFDO program...but I think it isn't an effective terrorist deterrent.)

In a couple months we are going to start patroling our southern borders to prevent illegal Mexican immigrants from coming here. Apparently they are a threat to us?

No one would want to look at some of the real issues in our country. 1. The devaluation of the American dollar by national debt and a fed the lowers national interest rates to please wealthy business. 2. Over 3 million Americans are in jail. 3. Black on black crime in urban areas doubled every decade since 1980

If you want to fight the war on terror....throw away your TV.

 

[Fred Rogers]

If you want to fight the war on terror....throw away your TV.

Best quote I've seen in a while. Well Said VV

 

[rfa]

VV, you the man!

 

[GSXR600]

great post VV but going back to that memo........what happened?? A CJC capt let a pax in the cockpit while on cruise?? when did this happened?

 

[TNHillbilly]

What does NASCAR have to do with anything? NASCAR is part of what makes this nation great.

Yeah I haven't seen the memo. What happened??

 

[XJohXJ]

If you want to fight the war on terror....throw away your TV.

Thank goodness, there is intelligent life on FI.com!

Sheer brilliance.


Thank you.

 

[WSurf]

What does NASCAR have to do with anything? NASCAR is part of what makes this nation great.

Yeah I haven't seen the memo. What happened??

man, i asked the clt controller to turns us ever the speedway saturday during the race! awesome views, the pax absolutely loved it!!!!!


Yea... What wrong with Nascar????? Atleast its a sport where the freaking drivers arent doing Crack Cocaine, Killing there wives, Shooting Guns is strip Clubs, Hiring people to Kill there Knocked up Girlfriends... i could go on and on about the NBA and NFL!!!

Sooooo Jeez, I would think NASCAR is more american then those two!!

 

[WSurf]

The problem with this country is that we are so narrow mined! You can't buy a Explict Lyrics CD in Walmart, but you can buy a .357 and bullets and shoot up your school.

The media Freaks out that Janet Jackson shows some tit, but it doesn't care that half the TV shows today glorify violence and guns and killing!!!

Tits Bad! Killing Good!!! Jeez!!

I dont know about most of ya!! But I would take more tits over killing on tv anyday!!!