Originally Posted by TonyWilliams

You guys are jumping to conclusions. The FAA isn't (potentially) interested in the fact that he called his crew "fatigued".

They're interested because he flew a few days after having an operation, and not being cleared by an AME for his fitness or the effect of drugs that he was subject to.

In this case, I'm not sure what any union could do besides placebo. He flew first, before calling in fatigued (for his whole crew).

Again, he was not fired for calling in "fatigued" on the overnight (standup) trip. That issue actually happened months before the profane graffiti on the wall issue, which was the direct reason he was fired.

The airline is also considering appealing the decision, mostly because the fired pilot claimed that SkyWest was unsafe, and that made the front page of the Salt Lake City newspaper. I told our company attorney that I felt that would cause a HUGE unsettling amongst pilot workforce. Let it be. Let's get the pilot working again, as I'm confident he won't be doing some of the things that got him in trouble to begin with, again.

Also, I'd hope that the former CP is never again in a supervisory position of any pilot at our company.