Originally Posted by
JackStraw
His resume and application did not list employment with Air Wisconsin (April 20, 2012 through August 13, 2012) or CommutAir (May 3, 2011 through June 27, 2011).
When asked to explain any gaps in employment, the FO stated the following on his Atlas Air application: “There were time when I was furloaded [sp] and also went to college to attained [sp] degrees.” Air Wisconsin and CommutAir were not part of the PRIA requested information for the background checks conducted for Atlas Air on the FO.
Great job, HR. How is this application not immediately tossed in the trash?
When I worked at a well known cargo
contractor they hired a guy who did not have a commercial SEL for the Caravan. He had a MEL commercial and somehow thought that automagically gave him a SEL commercial. He was
"interviewed by 2 people in HR, had his credentials checked by a 3rd person in HR".
Then was interviewed by the Chief Pilot and one other person.
Got the
"entire way through indoc and ground school" and was sent off to Flight safety who fortunately hires better record checkers and Flight Safety caught the discrepancy.
During the investigation after this debacle it was found he lied on this application and also said he had a ATP that he did not have.
Then that "
contract" cargo company company who shall remain nameless told said idiot that if he went out and got his commercial SEL he could come back. And
"every single person who was involved still works there" except said idiot who had he stayed would be one of many in the village of idiots. And where was the FAA in all this????
Given what I have seen in my career in aviation I am not surprised one single bit that this accident happened the way it did.