Originally Posted by
Scott Stoops
I think you lost sight of what we are trying to do here. We exist because we have passengers. Your fight, and mine, with management doesn’t quite yet involve the passengers. If you’re questioning the resolve of the LCA group, perhaps reach out to your LCA that did your qual? Do you really think that the LCA group is the enemy?
if you’re comfortable making a PA to the pax in the gate area to inform I see that as leadership. Not comfortable, not an issue. We either lead, or we follow. You want industry leading…
just my perspective. The pax see us as leadership. They’re trusting their lives and future with us. I don’t think it is unreasonable to speak to them directly if you’re comfortable doing so. Regardless, please keep them informed.
The LCA who did my qual has probably long since retired. You’re right, I have no reason to doubt the LCA’s resolve at this point. I suppose I’m more annoyed at what Flight ops is choosing to emphasize. Simply put, we have pilots whose FOM and ops knowledge is paper thin. Their systems knowledge is what they memorize to pass the SKV. Their allegiance to their union is luke warm at best. But they wear a hat and are good public speakers!
We’re not keeping what’s most important at the top of our collective priority list, at least as far as what we emphasize publicly. And make no mistake, this is a concerted effort by labor relations to get “their pilots” to buy into these initiatives. It’s just disturbing as hell to have the little time we have with an evaluator/LCA wasted on this stuff. Guys don’t know what’s in the FOM, but hey, they make announcements at the gate!