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[CA1900]

That means that the union (APA) is trying to make changes to what the rest of the industry (including other unions such as ALPA) considers a successful program.

That's because the "rest of the industry" does not discipline pilots for the content of their ASAP reports. What part of that are you having trouble understanding?

 

[realityman]

FAA highlights three specific items for 91K regulation.

One is safety.

Enough said.

And you still haven't addressed why they also made changes to the 135 regs (less stringent).

I'm not the one who is clueless here.

Nice try though.

I also really enjoy how YOU post an article that tells how MANAGEMENT wants to take a program that, industry wide, is NOT used for pilot discipline, and use it for discipline. When the union fights this unorthodox use of the ASAP program, it's the union that's causing the problem?

Oh wow! Your arrogance is almost a living thing of its own!

 

[B19 Flyer]

That's because the "rest of the industry" does not discipline pilots for the content of their ASAP reports. What part of that are you having trouble understanding?

Good gawd, I'll make it easy for you:

The article states:

American officials maintain that the program has worked well and there isn't any need to change it. They also say that the mechanics' program is appropriate for them because their work environment includes more oversight and supervision than a cockpit.
"Remember that 98 percent of the ASAP programs in the industry are almost identical to our program with our pilots," Nolen said.

Jeesh.... you guys don't like to read facts, do you?

 

[realityman]

PS- Aren't your 10 minutes up for today?

 

[B19 Flyer]

And you still haven't addressed why they also made changes to the 135 regs (less stringent).

I'm not the one who is clueless here.

Nice try though.

I also really enjoy how YOU post an article that tells how MANAGEMENT wants to take a program that, industry wide, is NOT used for pilot discipline, and use it for discipline. When the union fights this unorthodox use of the ASAP program, it's the union that's causing the problem?

Oh wow! Your arrogance is almost a living thing of its own!

My arrogance is your perception of "reality" and your inablity to read, comprehend and understand the industry.

FAA singled out THREE ITEMS.

ONE IS SAFETY.

Simple, isn't it?

In 1997 Part 119 changed 135 too in the name of safety, want to include that also?

The accident that drove the Part 119 changes also drove PRIA... which was the beginning of this conversation.

 

[B19 Flyer]

PS- Aren't your 10 minutes up for today?

Enjoying lunch...

 

[CA1900]

Good gawd, I'll make it easy for you...
Jeesh.... you guys don't like to read facts, do you?

Wow, you're being extra-thick today.

Let's throw some more facts from this article on which you're so focused:

The program, which began in 1994, allows pilots to voluntarily report safety-related incidents for investigation without fear of discipline from the company or the Federal Aviation Administration, even if the pilot is determined to have been at fault.

Do you understand that part? I bolded it, as you clearly seemed to have missed it.

Officials with the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American pilots, allege that in some cases, the company has unfairly disciplined pilots even when an incident was accepted for review under the program.

ASAP was designed to enhance safety by gathering previously-unavailable information from the crews involved, without fear of discipline. If you hang the crews with that information, you're putting politics ahead of safety. That's exactly what AA is doing.

American has disregarded that little detail, and is disciplining pilots anyway, completely undermining ASAP.

Airline officials counter that discipline is extremely rare when ASAP reports have been filed...

It shouldn't be rare if they respected the program and its influence on safety. Discipline should be nonexistent when ASAP is involved. If you want the crews to be open and honest and improve safety, you don't put them on the defensive when they submit a report in good faith.

Directly from the FAA's guidance on establishing an ASAP:

Under an ASAP, safety issues are resolved through corrective action rather than through punishment or discipline...

An ASAP provides a vehicle whereby employees of participating air carriers and repair station certificate holders can identify and report safety issues to management and to the FAA for resolution, without fear that the FAA will use reports accepted under the program to take legal enforcement action against them, or that companies will use such information to take disciplinary action. These programs are designed to encourage participation from various employee groups, such as flight crewmembers, mechanics, flight attendants, and dispatchers.

American is violating the spirit and intent of the program. They're the people making this political, not the union.

 

[realityman]

Well, enjoy your lunch. I gotta go.

I guess I'll just have to concede that my 11 years in this industry count for nothing. And your, uh, how many years in the FRACTIONAL industry?, trump mine and everyone else's.

By the way, part 119 may have changed 135, but did it make it more lenient? Because that's what the FAA has done this time around. Now why would they do that? Seems that might be compromising safety in the charter world.

In fact, considering that this whole conversation is centered around the FAA's concern for the FRACTIONALS, and the SAFETY and STANDARDIZATION of the FRACTIONALS (according to you), I'm wondering why the FAA dragged part 135 into it at all? What did charter rules have to do with 91K and fractional operations?

Still trying to say it was all about safety, and wasn't a politically motivated thing?

Okay, you live in your world, I'll live in mine (you know, the one that addresses the real questions head-on).

Heading out to try and make the fractional world just a little bit safer for the next week.:beer:

 

[fischman]

Looks like B19 doesn't like to face reality...

 

[B19 Flyer]

Too funny....

Wow, you're being extra-thick today.

Let's throw some more facts from this article on which you're so focused:

Do you understand that part? I bolded it, as you clearly seemed to have missed it.



ASAP was designed to enhance safety by gathering previously-unavailable information from the crews involved, without fear of discipline. If you hang the crews with that information, you're putting politics ahead of safety. That's exactly what AA is doing.

American has disregarded that little detail, and is disciplining pilots anyway, completely undermining ASAP.
It shouldn't be rare if they respected the program and its influence on safety. Discipline should be nonexistent when ASAP is involved. If you want the crews to be open and honest and improve safety, you don't put them on the defensive when they submit a report in good faith.

Directly from the FAA's guidance on establishing an ASAP:

American is violating the spirit and intent of the program. They're the people making this political, not the union.

You are saying that a program that works successfully for 98% of the unions and industry suddenly isn't good for the union at American and it's all management's fault.

I guess 98% of the industry must be just wrong.

Of course, I'm constantly being told that 66% of the FLOPS pilots is a majority, but 98% isn't for the union at American.


Clueless.... just clueless....