Originally Posted by
bigtime209
Crew was assigned a heading by tower. Crew read back an incorrect heading that went unnoticed by tower and subsequently dialed in the incorrect heading on departure. Turned into an AA flight off the parallel. They were within 100 feet vertically and 2.9 miles laterally. Made the news. AA didn’t like the media attention and told Envoy to can both pilots. CA will most certainly get his job back eventually. FO was on probation so he is hosed.
I was told in the school house by a seemingly reliable source that they actually read back the assigned heading, which they did not fly. For what it's worth.
I wasn't there, nor did I listen to the recordings.