Originally Posted by
pinseeker
Actually, they did know he flew that day. Talk to one of the union guys that were representing us at the time, it's not as simple as you make it sound.
Also, what's the FAA's take on flying for the military and then flying for a 121 operation without a legal rest and over 16 hours of total duty?
The FAA doesn't have rules about mowing your lawn, painting your house, or working on your car, but they do have rules about flight time duty limits.
Ok. Valid points. Although, I wonder if you went by basic FAR rest rules if he might have had a "legal" rest period between wrapping it up at the Guard and show time the next morning. I'd also love to know how someone at Fedex somehow knew his Guard schedule. But, this one isolated incident has gone way outside the scope of my initial point.
I think Fedex management has over-stepped on this in most cases. There's no FAR to support their actions. No FOM or contract reference. Just a unilateral decision by folks who usually fly a desk that, in most cases, over complicates commuting to an international flight.