Skywest

[dkwid]

interesting link.

http://www.sltribune.com/2004/May/05152004/utah/166777.asp

 

[Bluto]

That article is actually pretty pathetic. It's a story about how SkyWest didn't have an accident?! How many other airlines out there have close calls like this and don't do anything about it? At least SkyWest is being proactive about improving and monitoring safety. This is the standard media response to anything aviation-related: sensationalized, poorly-informed, garbage.

 

[dkwid]

I wasn't attacking Skywest and I don't believe the arrticle was either. I think however that any airline in response to criticle FAA oversight would respond as Skywest is.

Somehow the paper received a copy of the FAA memo....and than Skywest responded...not the other way around.

 

[homerjdispatch]

Actually it was an internal memo form the VP of flight ops. Not an FAA memo. Some dip S.H.I.T faxed it over to the SL Tribune.

 

[norskman2]

That article is actually pretty pathetic. This is the standard media response to anything aviation-related: sensationalized, poorly-informed, garbage.

Why do you have a knee-jerk reaction that this article is garbage? It states facts. It in no way implies Skywest's operations are unsafe, merely points out that Skywest is under FAA review, and in fact points out that "the incidents were minor and no one was injured."

There seems to be a tendancy to blast anything and everything the media reports.

If you had written the article, what you have written differently?

 

[Bako Cap]

The problem with the guy who wrote it is that he didn't state the whole memo. He picked out of the memo what would get a sensationalized responce. That is no different than lying, like reporters from the New York Times and USA Today. VERY UNETHICAL...
The guy is a choad...

The memo included a statement from management stating that they would support any decision from the pilots in the interest of safety. But I guess that isn't important to the media.

 

[Bluto]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[norskman2]

The memo included a statement from management stating that they would support any decision from the pilots in the interest of safety. But I guess that isn't important to the media.

Your point is well taken, and the company's position supporting its pilots is laudable. However, even if the reporter had included mention of that, it wouldn't have changed the gist of the story:

1. The FAA is reviewing Skywest's policies and procedures
2. So far it's nothing major
3. Is there a threat to safety? Maybe, maybe not.

The article does not imply anything positive OR negative about Skywest's being proactive about reviewing and monitoring safety. It merely states the airline IS being proactive about reviewing and monitoring safety. To that extent, the article could even be viewed as being positive toward the company if you wanted. The company responded appropriately and that is reflected in the article.

 

[Redeyes]

"The FAA is reviewing Skywest's policies and procedures"

The FAA is always reviewing every airlines policies and procedures, that is their job.

 

[norskman2]

"The FAA is reviewing Skywest's policies and procedures"

The FAA is always reviewing every airlines policies and procedures, that is their job.

And the reporter noted that in the article as well.

"sending out the memo was nothing unusual. "It's part of 15 years of [safety] memos that have gone out." "

 

[Bluto]

Ok, Norskman, admit it, your real name is Glen Warchol, isn't it!

Perhaps I was a little harsh in my review of the article. It could have been much worse. I feel that the comments made by the former NTSB guy were a little over the top, but if they weren't they wouldn't have published it, I guess.

 

[Prop Trash]

quote from article
"As major airlines strive to cut costs, they have turned to mostly non-union regional airlines such as SkyWest to fly connecting flights."

Off the top of my head, I can name only a couple other regionals that are non-union, and none of the are jet operators (except Sky West). But, according to the author, MOSTLY all regionals are non-union. This guy knows so little about the airline industry that he shouldn't have even opened this can of worms to begin with.

 

[Green Banana]

This is true, but I believe the writer made a significant point and that is that competition and lower fee per departure may very well be hurting the regionals in terms of pricing pressure.

With Mesa in the mix with UAL again....it is once again a fight of lowest bidder not highest quality.

 

[Morning Wood]

Nice.

 

[niteflyr]

The real problem with all this is the public perception, I have already been asked what I know about Skywest because of this article by a non-pilot neighbor. Hopefully Skywest has akready been implementing these incidents into their recurrent training and not trying to hide them from everyone including the crews. So no need to get into the "400 Hour wonder" problems with the regionals. Bottom line I see is if you follow procedures and limitatiions, none of this would even be an issue.

 

[No.W.]

What kind of limitations address accumulating(sp?) a significant amount of ice on the tail of an RJ, then experiencing loss of elevator effectiveness in the flare(see incident number 4 on the bulletted list)? They tell us it doesn't need any de-ice/anti-ice back there...right?

The fact is, this stuff happens. It is good to know that most if not all airlines take a proactive approach to safety...well at least enough proactivity to email an internal memo to everyone to remind them of our priorities. I fail to see why this deserved front page coverage. I fail to see why it took priority over the latest Iraq war coverage(the Skywest article had larger face type and was the first article top to bottom). Maybe because it was local in nature? I don't know, it just sort of irked me, especially since the paper did not have all the facts. Don't get me wrong, this article was pretty mundane and also quite accurate, it just lacked some important info that would have helped paint a better picture. IMHO.

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