American pilots weren’t allowed to strike, so instead they did something clever

[DonVerita]

Not to sure the one in place now is labor friendly.

Maybe not as labor friendly as we'd like it to be, but 100% more labor friendly than what would be in place under anti-union Mitt Romney.

 

[BeachBummer]

My planes are always showing up with broken stuff... amazingly though on the last day of a four day trip, nothing breaks till after I'm gone? It must be P.F.M.

Know thy MEL book and thou shalt have control.

 

[Abernathy]

with all due respect but do you know how the 121 world works? If everyone followed the rules to the letter of the law, there would be absolute chaos. Reminds me of an old interview question:
It's christmas eve at an outstation (nighttime), tower's closed, planes full of connecting pax, maintenance gone for night, you notice the nav light burnt out. What do you do future captain?

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[Abernathy]

Not to sure the one in place now is labor friendly.

Yeah wait till you see the alternative.

NMB under Romney would probably consist of Lorenzo and Tilton.

 

[Flying the Line]

I'd blame management for letting the mechanic go home before the last flight of the night.

 

[Floyd R. Turbo]

They had to. It's in his contract.

 

[se1776]

With all due respect but do you know how the 121 world works? If everyone followed the rules to the letter of the law, there would be absolute chaos. Reminds me of an old interview question:
It's Christmas eve at an outstation (nighttime), tower's closed, planes full of connecting pax, maintenance gone for night, you notice the nav light burnt out. What do you do future captain?

I spent three years at a major airline.
IN MY PERSONAL OPINION;
As pilots, we have to protect one of the most important things we all worked hard for it, which is our FAA Certificates. With all respect, I believe that every pilot should follow the rules. That’s what every company agreed to operate under. At the end, It’s not the company's fault, It's the pilots fault, for not complying with the rules.
Just remember that you are in that cockpit because your certificates.
So If you get caught breaking the rules, the company will not back you up.
Is it worth it??
I can't believe that all of a sudden following the rules is a clever idea.
Who are creating the chaos now?? the company or the pilots??

 

[Whine Lover]

With all due respect but do you know how the 121 world works? If everyone followed the rules to the letter of the law, there would be absolute chaos. Reminds me of an old interview question:
It's Christmas eve at an outstation (nighttime), tower's closed, planes full of connecting pax, maintenance gone for night, you notice the nav light burnt out. What do you do future captain?

Q: What do you do future captain?

A: I write up the discrepancy, call the company, and tell them to find contract maintenance to fix the nav. light....Then I relax and lean back and read my book until it get's fixed or we time out and need to go to the hotel.

And, my answer would be the same if I was making $400,000/yr or was in the middle of a nasty situation like AMR is now.

Simple.

It's called being a professional. I do my job, you do yours.


Any company that doesn't want to hire me with that answer....is a company I don't want to work for.

It's the idiots that risk their tickets ( " departing with a known deficiency " in this case ) who think they are saving the day and being Hero's to the Company and their passengers....That allow company's to become totally mismanaged and unworkable.

WHY is there no maintenance at the station ( in this example) with a known departure not having been accomplished ?

That is just p-poor planning and a total lack of management....and management is NOT my job. Why do so many fools try to make it theirs?

MY license say's "Airline Transport Pilot" not..." Maintenance Scheduler / Overseer of Inept Planning / Janitor Who Cleans Up Other People Inexcusable Messes."


Rant OVER.



YKW

 

[Abernathy]

q: What do you do future captain?

A: I write up the discrepancy, call the company, and tell them to find contract maintenance to fix the nav. Light....then i relax and lean back and read my book until it get's fixed or we time out and need to go to the hotel.

And, my answer would be the same if i was making $400,000/yr or was in the middle of a nasty situation like amr is now.

Simple.

It's called being a professional. I do my job, you do yours.


Any company that doesn't want to hire me with that answer....is a company i don't want to work for.

It's the idiots that risk their tickets ( " departing with a known deficiency " in this case ) who think they are saving the day and being hero's to the company and their passengers....that allow company's to become totally mismanaged and unworkable.

Why is there no maintenance at the station ( in this example) with a known departure not having been accomplished ?

That is just p-poor planning and a total lack of management....and management is not my job. Why do so many fools try to make it theirs?

My license say's "airline transport pilot" not..." maintenance scheduler / overseer of inept planning / janitor who cleans up other people inexcusable messes."


rant over.



Ykw

+1...

 

[jonjuan]

With all due respect but do you know how the 121 world works? If everyone followed the rules to the letter of the law, there would be absolute chaos. Reminds me of an old interview question:
It's Christmas eve at an outstation (nighttime), tower's closed, planes full of connecting pax, maintenance gone for night, you notice the nav light burnt out. What do you do future captain?

I'm Jewish. What's Christmas?