Originally Posted by
JungleBus
Still at the regionals after 8 years, and I'll be the first to tell you there are huge differences in safety culture between mainline and most regionals. Training, level of standardization, safety programs, fatigue, sick call policy, punitive vs supportive management, levels of experience and maturity among crewmembers all vary drastically between the mainline and regional world. It's a fact, and a situation that is inevitable in a system that awards flying the lowest bidder. Mainline management tries to sweep it under the rug by pretending it's all the same system, and one of the very few voices bringing it to light is Capt. Sullenburger. Bravo!
The sooner this unholy two-tier apartheid system is destroyed, the better for all of us.
Spot on, as always.
It's also been pointed out that never does Sully attack the pilots of the regionals, he's going after the system and the corporate culture. We all know what tremendous shortcomings the various departments have at the regionals when it comes to safety. Pilots are relied upon to make up for that.