MSNBC: A CAL captain just died in flight. Plane making an emergency landing

[filejw]

After 30 years of flying I think my body will want me to give it up. I don't fly long-haul but I can imagine what that does to your body over time.

RIP to the deceased pilot.

Tell you what, its a lot easier than making 5/6 approaches a day and dragging my bags from gate to gate by a long shot...

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I sure would hate to be the PR guy/gal for CAL over the last year.

 

[Flopgut]

and how can CO say he died from natural causes?

CAL mgt propaganda. They've been shortening the lives of their pilots for decades and they know it. This wasn't "natural causes", this was contractural causes! Period. Fourth such on-duty event (second inflight death) at CAL in the last 3 years. Better contract work rules at CAL is now, most certainly, a matter of life or death.

 

[wms]

What if the flight with a deceased captain had been on an RJ with a 200 hour FO right off OE? Could've been a different outcome.

 

[Whataburger]

What if the flight with a deceased captain had been an RJ with a 200 hour FO right off OE? Could've been a different outcome.

Exactly. What year at the commuters do they let the FO's start landing? Especially when they dont even have a Commercial License.

 

[densoo]

Does anyone use captains as IROs anymore?

If so, who are they?

 

[relief tube]

condolences.....but if the fella had just called it quits he woulda died with his family. I know thats callous and stupid, but its true.

Ya work to 65, ya got 5 less years with your family and friends full time. No thanks

 

[~~~^~~~]

RIP - if he's a good guy he would not want us to be all mopey eyed about this. He did what he wanted to do, right up until nature hung up the phone on crew scheduling.

 

[79%N1]

Some people need to work due to the loss of pension money and the wiping out of their retirement funds! I hope those of us younger don't have to face the same decisions, but in this world, some (many) close to retirement have to!

 

[Flopgut]

Some people need to work due to the loss of pension money and the wiping out of their retirement funds! I hope those of us younger don't have to face the same decisions, but in this world, some (many) close to retirement have to!

This guy's A plan was frozen at about 700 grand. He still had a lump sum that paid 100% thanks to his fellow workers who sacraficed to make sure he didn't lose everything. He could have left on an early out that would have paid as much as 100K and included bridge medical. Once again, a result of his coworkers sacrafices.

Yeah, some people lost everything, not this guy. He left a lot on the table.