FAA Revokes the two NWA Pilots licenses

[no1pilot2000]

Live and learn....

... and move onward. As a result of this incident, the airline industry has been given a "black eye". There will be the usual congressional hearings...bla...bla....bla... and and so-on.

 

[Beaver79]

I'm not saying ALPA has any power over the FAA. What I am saying is I suspect ALPA legal could/should have told them to shut their mouth, THEN counseled them on what to say. ie the TRUTH. Any lawyer could have advised them better than what they actually did.

These days it seems prudent that our first phone call should be to the one on the orange card, or a lawyer before we speak to ANY official.

That I agree with. Silence is golden. Waiting until you have legal counsel before answering any question is always a good idea. Obviouly we are hearing things second-hand. I wonder what the first words were between the pilots and the police officers...

 

[Kharma Police]

Well, at least this takes the heat of the Delta crew that landed on the taxiway........

 

[sat74]

Where were the stewardesses during this incident and why were they not checking in with the cockpit every 30 minutes or so (answer: hiding out in the galley with their People magazine shoving a brownie in their fat face)??? Sorry, but if they are going to terminate the pilots, then the stews need to go as well.

 

[mesaserf]

I imagine it happened something like this.

CA: Hey! I just got the latest season of Dancing With the Stars on DVD!

F/O COOL! I've got my ear buds and a splitter so we can both watch at the same time!

CA: OOH! (giggle) Let's do each others nails while we watch!

F/O: Great! This is so much fun...It's like a pajama party at FL390!

P.S. All fooling aside. I know guys who do this on trans cons. I will not because it does a serious number on your situational awareness and sense of time. Have any of you guys ever had an appointment with the girl friend and zoned out watching ESPN? Just imagine doing that at cruise covering 9 miles every sixty seconds.

'Nuff said.

 

[Kharma Police]

Where were the stewardesses during this incident and why were they not checking in with the cockpit every 30 minutes or so (answer: hiding out in the galley with their People magazine shoving a brownie in their fat face)??? Sorry, but if they are going to terminate the pilots, then the stews need to go as well.

Sure, just what we need, galley captains.

 

[vetrider]

The pilot who condemns loudest and hardest is the one I would be more suspect of personally. Condemning these guys does no good. Maybe they did screw up, but think about it. Those guys are no different than any of us.

Just like the accident pilot who didn't get up planning to be in an accident, these two guys didn't get up figuring this would happen. They were selected and trained and checked and monitored just like airline pilots everywhere, just like us.

It's just plain sad, my heart breaks for these guys.

 

[Kharma Police]

The pilot who condemns loudest and hardest is the one I would be more suspect of personally. Maybe they did screw up, but think about it. Those guys are no different than any of us.

Just like the accident pilot who didn't get up planning to be in an accident, these two guys didn't get up figuring this would happen. They were selected and trained and checked and monitored just like airline pilots everywhere, just like us.

It's just plain sad, my heart breaks for these guys.

True dat, very well said. There but for the grace of Jah go I.

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

First off, what these guys did was stooopid and unprofessional but the punishment does not fit the crime. This is a kneejerk reaction to save face for the FAA. Should they get a suspension, time off and a fine?? Absofreakinglutly. But revocation, no freaking way. Lets look at some recent
accidents/incidents over the last few years. AA in LIT, Capt is dead and the Fo survived. Is the FO still at AA and if so why no termination or revocation? How about the two guys in BDL? How about the SW Mdw boys, or Burbank, Lcc yahoo shooting his gun, the UAL FO and crew of 4 that could not handle an engine failure in SFO, and the numerous FDX accidents over the last few years. Are any of these pilots still employed? If so, then this punishment is too severe.

 

[Headfake14]

I totally agree....punishment does NOT fit the crime here. They could have also been studying the USA Today...no difference if it was a laptop. Except...yes...no earbuds required for a USA Today.