Originally Posted by
crazyhorse79
I have been working lately and I have seen the TSA crews walking around the terminal, specifically yesterday and the day before yesterday. Stormy weather in the area had all seats in terminal occupied. Now I don't really care who flies what or in what equipment. The fact is that we are all pilots and if we are told fly ATR or ERJ in ST. Louis, we would do it, it's our Job and most of us do as we are told. Now in the mean time if you guys have a four hour break at least should have somewhere to sit and rest and watch TV. If your management does not want to work some kind of crew room; please go to our crew room, and I assure you that most of us understand that you guys are not the problem.
MANAGEMENT is and none of you should pay for this, most people that I have talked to feel the same way. It is not FAIR to have fellow aviators sit around the airport without being able to decently rest while waiting for their trips.
I'm tired of people thinking we are enemies "TSA vs. Eagle", MECs CBAS Who flew first last who cares!!!! if anything we should be together trying to defeat managers and their quest for destroying our profession!!!!
Excellent post, and in an ideal world I agree completely. Just be sure when escorting non AMR employees into secure areas that there are no section 15 issues possible. I don't want a guy sitting up in the terminal getting too fatigued to fly any more than the next guy, but until AMR issues something on paper allowing non-AMR employees into restricted areas, I don't think we have much choice except to enforce the secure area.