Deny jumpseat to all faa personnel

[becket]

Southwest has closed all jumpseats to off airline pilots and in particular the FAA. The sensible inference is that there has been a serious security breach at the FAA. If true, SWA isn't the only affected airline. I would suggest to deny the FAA any cockpit access until more information is made available. If they get upset, too bad. They'll live.

 

[ackattacker]

Do not listen to "Becket" on "Flightinfo" for important and, incidentally, sensitive information.

Security guidance comes from YOUR airline's security coordinator.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Let us know how that works out for you.

 

[Andy]

That's a lot of thrust. Questionable vector.

 

[scoreboardII]

no thrust, no vector, no nothing.

 

[becket]

Ok. So let me get this straight...the FAA ORDERS swa to NOT ALLOW Any FAA inspectors on the flight deck and you all don't see a problem?

How many times in your career have you heard that? 22 years here and that's a first. Carry on. Everything is normal.

 

[densoo]

related?

​Update 1 p.m.: Ron Meyer, the passenger on United flight 3681 who first alerted Breitbart about the fake air marshals called Daily RFT this afternoon to stand by his story. Meyer says that a flight attendant got on the plane's PA system and told passengers that the men escorted off the plane claimed to be federal air marshals but could provide no documentation.

In addition, Meyer says that when the plane landed in Washington D.C. the pilot told him inside the terminal gangway that the men turned out to be real federal air marshals.

United Airlines could not be reached for comment.

Update 10:45 a.m.: The Transportation Security Administration today released a statement saying there was no security threat on United flight 3681 last night and no fake federal air marshals. The flight returned to the gate at the pilot's discretion.

Per TSA: "United #3681 from St. Louis International (STL) to Washington Dulles (IAD) returned to the gate at the direction of the airline, and all passengers were rescreened at the request of the pilot-in-charge. All passengers were screened with negative findings, *****and the plane departed for IAD, landing at approximately 10:15 p.m. EDT."

 

[SKC]

Ok. So let me get this straight...the FAA ORDERS swa to NOT ALLOW Any FAA inspectors on the flight deck and you all don't see a problem?

How many times in your career have you heard that? 22 years here and that's a first. Carry on. Everything is normal.

I have yet to read one iota of information that says this directive came from anyone other that SWA flt ops. Where are you getting that the FAA "ordered" SWA to do this?

 

[GogglesPisano]

Where are you getting that the FAA "ordered" SWA to do this?

Why, the internets, of course.

 

[say again]

So why only SWA?