ASA folks, what's the real story here?

[CA1900]

The kicker is........the "green" EICAS door indication stayed green the whole time because the sensor is in the handle/lock mechanism, not the door plug.

Stupid design choice. Did the CRJ engineers learn nothing from the DC-10 cargo door disasters?

 

[John Pennekamp]

I think my credibility AND the pilots involved in this incident will fare "just fine".

But if we're going to look at my credibility, let's do.

All the way back in June I published what I thought could/would be accomplished in our contract negotiations. I went back and looked at what I wrote. 50 seat rates = SKW to SKW+1% with COLA = 1 to 2%.....what we got. 70 seat rates = we were already close, expect similar cola to the cr2.....what we got, Duty Rigs- expect a hybrid...somewhat what we got...but closer to our demands than theirs....signing bonus....I said 5 mil, we got 13.5....I'm happy to be wrong on that one.

Again, I published a final set of numbers for each of you to calculate your projected signing bonus late Sunday evening. It's deadly accurate....far more so than any other projections out there. Subtract about $200 dollars (apparently for MIL LOA's) from your grand total and then compare that number with the number from your rep and tell me how I did.

As for the Waycross guy, it doesn't matter here, but when they wanted to fire him, it was apparently because he didn't want to comply with the spirit of the arrangement for him to go back to the right seat and get some more experience. Admittedly I don't have access to private records the way you did but there was at least some attempt to work with the FAA on his behalf prior to "throwing him under the bus".

I think as for this cargo door, as long as the Capt attempted to comply with the MEL in verifying the door closed, He and my credibility will be just fine.

Get over yourself. Most of us came to the same conclusion of what the contract would be, you're just the one who ANONYMOUSLY posted it online and took credit for the prediction. Yep, you called it. You're my hero! BTW, thanks for the spreadsheet.

Regardless, you're comparing apples to oranges. Just because you "forecasted" the contract results, doesn't make you all knowing in every other issue, especially technical ones like this. Have you ever represented a pilot in a disciplinary hearing or a grievance? ARE you privy to the information I am? I think not. You're arguing a bad position. I'm trying to tell you you're wrong from PERSONAL experience, and you're telling me you're right because you were able to forecast the contract results in June. Does that make sense? So tell me again about your credibility. You usually do pretty well, but try not to profess yourself an expert in issues you have no personal experience in.

 

[Texx]

As sorry as ASA management is, they do not have a history of throwing pilots under the FAA bus; on the contrary. Remember they even went out of their way to save that wacko in waycross. (though he eventually hung his ownself)

Uh, sir you are wrong! BQK ASOS out of service. Remember that one? ASA did throw the pilots to the FAA. ALPA went to bat for the pilots and the tables were turned on the management of ASA.

 

[Texx]

Again, I published a final set of numbers for each of you to calculate your projected signing bonus late Sunday evening. It's deadly accurate....far more so than any other projections out there. Subtract about $200 dollars (apparently for MIL LOA's) from your grand total and then compare that number with the number from your rep and tell me how I did.

I think as for this cargo door, as long as the Capt attempted to comply with the MEL in verifying the door closed, He and my credibility will be just fine.

Apparently you do not read the contract. MIL have no adjustments, PERS and MED LOA do.

As for the CPT, I agree as long as he can communicate what he did and the specifics of it.