Originally Posted by
DALFA
So what's the interpretation of FOM 7.1.1:
•While passengers are deplaning, a pilot should stand at the deplaning door to thank our customers whenever possible.
•Pilots should not deplane until all passengers have departed the aircraft, unless early deplaning is necessary for operational reasons or passenger assistance.
"Should" and "Whenever Possible" gives a lot of leeway. I think you'll agree that most pilots do stick around to say goodbye, until the last stragglers are almost off. But it's not required. If it was, it would say "must". And it doesn't. Many pilots are headed to the next flight to work and do the preflight. But FA's will continue to write up pilots because they think they are commuting or they just hate pilots. Nobody cares, it just goes into the circular file... What does this have to do with FA's texting while doing their job?