AA pilots must stop dying...

[AA717driver]

Apparently, too many pilots are suffering from early mortality. This is only hurting yourself.

HI6
JA3 QFQ 795A0E
06MAY05/1533
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. SCHEDULE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO UNAUTHORIZED USE OF DEATH
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.AS WE APPROACH THE BUSY SUMMER SEASON IT IS IMCUMBANT UPON EACH OF YOU TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SHOW UP TO WORK AND MAINTAIN THE SCHEDULE WE HAVE EXTABLISHED. OUR PASSENGERS ARE COUNTING ON YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PERCENTAGE OF PILOTS CALLING OFF DEAD. THIS RESULTS IN UNACCEPTABLE SCHEDULE DISRUPTIONS AND DIRECTLY AFFECTS OUR BOTTOM LINE. AS A RESULT, AA HAS INSTITUED AN NEW MORTALITY POLICY DIRECTIVE. FROM NOW ON, ANY PILOT WISHING TO DIE MUST FIRST OBTAIN PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM HIS/HER BASE CHIEF PILOT. DIEING WITHOUT PERMISSION SHALL SUBJECT A PILOT TO DISIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. YOUR UNDERSTANDING WITH THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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.MARK HETTERMAN
.VP FLIGHT "
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[FracCapt]

I'm out of sick time, so I'm calling in dead!

Sounds like what I'm gonna have to do for the rest of the year....all my sick time is used up for the year!

 

[91100 100 set]

Can I call in scared? Would that work?

 

[§kyye Candy]

Wonder if you need a Dr.'s note for that..

 

[C77MD80]

Can I call in scared? Would that work?

With V speeds that low, you'll have to think of something else!!

 

[TooBad]

Who is next in line for Mark Hetterman's Job when he get's fired?

 

[91100 100 set]

With V speeds that low, you'll have to think of something else!!

Good point!

 

[AA717driver]

This was cooked up by an enterprising STL-based pilot. BUT, the company did call APA and ask for relief on the monthly cap because of "increased military flying AND higher than normal mortality rate".

Now, exactly how many AA pilots have to die before it impacts the schedule?

AA Manpower/Management f***ed up and furloughed too many people. They knew it and were told that by APA but did it anyway. They even told the union that because of high sick leave usage, they "won't reward bad behavior" by not furloughing.

There isn't enough Prozac in the world to fix AA's management.

Just counting the days 'till my recall... Yeah, right. TC

 

[STL717]

"AA's management"???

There isn't enough Prozac in the world to fix AA's management.

Just counting the days 'till my recall... Yeah, right. TC

"AA's management"???


Now there's an oxymoron.

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

There isn't enough Prozac in the world to fix AA's management.

Does the company pay for the Prozac or is it covered under their medical plan?

Preparation H for me.

 

[Hoot R. Hunter]

Special CRAAPA-O-Gram

Fellow Concessionists,

The current level of pilot death leave usage has been the subject of recent discussion among the CRAAPA leadership as well as between CRAAPA and management.

Historically, the pilots of CRAAPA have been very capable of self-policing their death usage. Until recently, our death rates were well within industry norms, and management only periodically attempted to institute various forms of death control policies. The CRAAPA leadership is fully committed to our duty as an ASSociation to both ensure our pilots understand their professional obligations and to help management understand that higher death rates are largely symptomatic of deeper structural problems at our airline.

One of my guiding principles is, "death will set you free." Clearly, management knows who calls in dead, and in some instances, why. Unfortunately, much of the data is not collected in a manner that lends itself to a straightforward analysis

According to management-provided statistics, death usage for pilots has been trending upward while other work groups have been trending downward or remain flat.

At some point, CRAAPA, as an ASSociation and a perversional body, will need to address the issue of how to deal with pilots whose inappropriate use of death violates professional standards. This behavior not only puts them at risk for discipline, but it also abrogates seniority. Most importantly, both CRAAPA and management have now become sidetracked in discussing death leave issues when there are much more critical issues that we should be addressing such as the continued screwing of you junior pukes with preferential bidding, summer flex, summer premiums, and the “Hard 100” program. It is in the collective interest of us senior guys to help diagnose this problem and resolve it in a way that is beneficial to us.

Our individual responsibility is to determine whether we are fit to fly. As aviators, coming to work when you are dead is illegal. As PROFESSIONAL aviators choosing to stay at home when you just wish you were dead is irresponsible and unethical.

That is all. Now hit the troughs boys!