cessnapilot
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I might if I could read the entire article without having to subscribe....![]()
Ah, there's the rub. Raise the costs of the commuter airline and the labor cost advantage of the commuter airline goes away.Such changes, intended to bring U.S. requirements more in line with European cockpit-fatigue rules, would be particularly costly for commuter airlines.
Hard to say if this will ever be resolved adequately. It is obvious that the politicians and airline management are more interested in "cost" than safety. Any airline that claims that saftey is their number 1 priority is full of sh*t. Otherwise this fatigue issue would have been resolved years ago when crew fatigue was first issued as a cause of an accident. Here we are, decades later with the same outdated and ineffective rules and the same nefarious management teams, pushing us so as not to impact their completion factor. I had high hopes for a real overhaul of the system, but the above report shows that we are seemingly stuck with the same old same old.
Let's see, I thought this administration was supposed to be "labor-friendly."
And here they taking the side of big business.
FAA...OMB...ALPA...SOS...LOL
You say that "any" airline that says safety is #1 is full of sh!t? Question for you; do you get paid if you call in fatigued? At my airline we do so I believe safety is #1 at least where I work.
Seriously, that is your argument? Im guessing you are Southwest and went there straight from the military thus bypassing a regional. Regional pilots have been threatened for years with their jobs for fatigue or mx issues.
Having been at a major myself, is it any different really? Hmmm lets just MEL this ....Hmmm dont have time to fix that today....45 min reserve is plenty of fuel into ORD....Fines for safety at virtually every airline including yours.
So while you may get paid for calling in fatigued im sure you will have to fill out a form and speak to the chief pilot. This will be in your record also. Is this intimidation or do they really care about safety?
Grow a pair and stop crying like a little girl! Do the right thing and don't worry about who's going to question you. If you don't like the way you're treated by your company then go find another job. Bottom line, don't be a PU$$Y! Oh, and yes safety is #1.