Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
I’m beginning to think you aren’t a Captain here, since you seem not to understand what the job entails. Of course we can be ordered to fly. But ONLY by a qualified Management Captain. No NOC rep can order a Captain to do a damned thing. Not gonna waste any more time with this. I, as well as other “C”aptains already know the answer. Feel free to abdicate your authority to whomever you like.
Yikes. It's 2019. The company owns the airplanes and the airline. You're an employee. You operate within the authority given to you by the company. If they want the airplane to depart, barring any safety concerns you might have, you comply. Captains are not God anymore.