Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r

I'll give you one example............

Non Member MD-11 CAPT with the initials T.H. Deviated on a DH trip to FRA. He took a chance an took the last available commercial DH to FRA with no layover before operating his first revenue leg. He performed his final deviation check in (which the pilot affirms he is within 100 miles of revenue flight). He performed that in the AOC crew room in MEM. The company had the phone records. He only got a slap on the wrist. He not only violated the contract, He lied point blank, fasleified records and cost the company revenue because they had to cover his trip with someone else already in Europe and draft another to replace the first pilots trip.............

Now let us Compare that to a Pilot (Union member) who denies a jumpseat to another Pilot (who happened to be a non member). He gets fired and loses over 9 months of pay after the arbitrator overuled MGT's harsh punishment.

Do I agree that the jumpseater should have been bumped? No
Was it the right thing to do? Probably not
Was it a terminating Offense?? Defintiely not since it did not violate any FAR's or FOM. He should have been the one to get a slap on the wrist.

Now the First Pilot TH , violated the FOM, the Contract and probably an FAR or two. Now I ask you FEC which one of the above was a more serious offense??. The rest of us already know the answer

You asked for one example. I gave you just one. There are others.
Very Senior MD11 CAPT with the intitals R.C don't call me Dick. How many times should he have been fired yet he is still here.
And lets not forget my name is P don't call me P........talk to my hand puppet.

As to your second point and your use of unprofessional language. The fact that a Pilot desires to stay senior as an FO and by-pass an upgrade(or two) is that pilot's personal choice, not yours. Afterall seniority is everything at this company. Why would you slam a pilot for making a choice to remain senior and enjoy more quality time with family. Your use of unprofessional language makes me question if you really part of FedEx MGT...............on second thought maybe you just answered your first question asking for an example of why Line pilots dislike and distrust MGT pilots.