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Old 03-24-2016, 04:51 PM
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sweetholyjesus
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Originally Posted by Shiner View Post
Sort of related to this topic, I'm very surprised ALPA national has not called for an end to whipsawing regional carriers for safety reasons.

Shifting flying from one carrier to another essentially takes a Captain job from an experienced FO and gives it to someone who just happens to be in the right place in the right time and may have much less experience.

I realize these are blanket statements and there are plenty of DEC's who make great Captains. However, the point remains, whipsawing results in less experienced crews operating aircraft. Sometimes with new Captains flying with new FO's.

I think the whipsaw game is almost played out, but always wondered why ALPA national failed to point out how this could be unsafe.


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ALPA's own design supports the whipsaw. Different chapters within the same "union" working against each other.. not to mention major vs. regional. But I don't know enough history to know who to curse at about scope clauses.
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