Originally Posted by
3 green
Yes, the Patrick Burns email was a warning to pilots that if you refuse to extend that is a fatigue issue. It will result in a lot of paperwork, calling the duty pilot, talking to tracking, having the chief pilot call you, and an FCR report. This is all to intimidate pilots into not refusing an extension in my opinion. Also, he said other airlines take vacation time from pilots when calling in fatigued. Can anyone tell me one airline that does that? I doubt the FAA would go along with that either.
Refusing to extend may be an unfit for duty issue, not necessarily a fatigue issue. There is a difference. The minute you utter the "f" word, the operation stops and the goal is to get you into rest ASAP. Unfit for duty may lead the crew trackers to reroute you to a shorter leg/duty period.
The Chief Pilots' Office has been removed from the unfit for duty/fatigue call process. You should only be talking to Crew Tracking and the Duty Pilot.
American, United, Southwest, and, I believe, Jet Blue have policies in place to permit a pilot to be compensated for an unfit for duty/fatigue call not caused by their company. The pay adjustment may come from a sick bank or PTO. At this point, Delta does not have such an option.