Airlines Lobbie the White House
03-31-2012, 09:32 AM
#11
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2011
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Not just a good article for pilots. The flying public needs to read this. Airlines always talk about safety first, but this article never mentions safety. It proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that airline management is only worried about the financial impact of these new safety rules.
I think you are absolutely right that there was no mention whatsoever about safety, which is always given lip service as being the number one priority at the airlines, and no mention about actual pilot wages and how much they have suffered since 9/11 in real terms. There's also no mention about the investment in time and money it takes to become a pilot.
03-31-2012, 09:35 AM
#12
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2010
Posts: 30
"for items not under control of the air carrier (i.e. weather, ATe, mechanical issues)"
Yeah, mechanical issues are uncontrollable. What a joke!
As far as short call reserve not being considered duty time... this has already been visited by the FAA (Whitlow Letter). If you're required to be answering a phone, you're ON DUTY! Period.
I also like the part about "(c) reduced attractiveness of the commercial pilot profession". Gee, I wonder why that is the case!
Yeah, mechanical issues are uncontrollable. What a joke!
As far as short call reserve not being considered duty time... this has already been visited by the FAA (Whitlow Letter). If you're required to be answering a phone, you're ON DUTY! Period.
I also like the part about "(c) reduced attractiveness of the commercial pilot profession". Gee, I wonder why that is the case!
03-31-2012, 09:36 AM
#13
Respek
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,635
"Short Call Reserve - Time spend on short call reserve should not be included as part of duty, until the pilot is called and notified of his/her assignment"
That sounds fair and safe, wait at home all day from 6AM - 7:59PM and then get a call for a CDO, Highspeed, stand-up where you could technically fly all night until 8AM the next morning. That would be a 26 hour duty period. How can they argue this point with a straight face? Where is the Union's rebuttal presentation?
That sounds fair and safe, wait at home all day from 6AM - 7:59PM and then get a call for a CDO, Highspeed, stand-up where you could technically fly all night until 8AM the next morning. That would be a 26 hour duty period. How can they argue this point with a straight face? Where is the Union's rebuttal presentation?
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