ultrarunner
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Ya know, it just might happen. I suppose it's not been discussed outside of closed doors because no one know's how they would police it. But here is some food for thought....
As more and more of these 'under the influence' incidents take place, the flying public is going to have very little respect for us as a group...NOR SHOULD THEY.
More and more "PAYING passengers will ask the #1 FA as they board "were the pilots given a sobriety test after they checked in?" You're only going to be able to pull so many of these people off the plane that ask this very legitment question (as was the case soon after the AWA incident) and stay in business.
Will the company put in place a no-alcohol policy? My thought on this is that we (as air crews) are on 'company time' everytime we report to domicile until we leave domicle. Regardless of flight hours or not, we're getting paid X amount every hour we are away from base. Period.
We're pushing the edge on this one. Management may well decide it's in their best interest to put in place a 18 hour rule, a 24 hour rule, a 48 hour rule.. you get the picture.
I don't have the answers, but I know management, and I know what I would be thinking if I were put in the position they are being put in. Some airline could be the first to "jump on the pubic opinion" issue. And run with it.
Now, more rules are not going to grab the few that can't stay away from the bottle, BUT, this is also about public opinion, and if the company can mitigate the chances by putting in place policy...well, time will tell.
It may well be in the companies best interest (from a public opinion issue) to conduct BAC testing upon check-in. How's that grab ya!!! Well, this stuff keeps happening and we're 'gonna see it.
We're heading in that direction.
As more and more of these 'under the influence' incidents take place, the flying public is going to have very little respect for us as a group...NOR SHOULD THEY.
More and more "PAYING passengers will ask the #1 FA as they board "were the pilots given a sobriety test after they checked in?" You're only going to be able to pull so many of these people off the plane that ask this very legitment question (as was the case soon after the AWA incident) and stay in business.
Will the company put in place a no-alcohol policy? My thought on this is that we (as air crews) are on 'company time' everytime we report to domicile until we leave domicle. Regardless of flight hours or not, we're getting paid X amount every hour we are away from base. Period.
We're pushing the edge on this one. Management may well decide it's in their best interest to put in place a 18 hour rule, a 24 hour rule, a 48 hour rule.. you get the picture.
I don't have the answers, but I know management, and I know what I would be thinking if I were put in the position they are being put in. Some airline could be the first to "jump on the pubic opinion" issue. And run with it.
Now, more rules are not going to grab the few that can't stay away from the bottle, BUT, this is also about public opinion, and if the company can mitigate the chances by putting in place policy...well, time will tell.
It may well be in the companies best interest (from a public opinion issue) to conduct BAC testing upon check-in. How's that grab ya!!! Well, this stuff keeps happening and we're 'gonna see it.
We're heading in that direction.
