Thread: Dallas newspaper on AA crash; fatigue, union
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Old 12-29-2009, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
The safety officer in me would be required to ask WHY was there a bad landing made. It isn't good enough to just admit circumstances conspired to ruin the landing. WHAT caused those circumstances. As you noted earlier though - fatigue getting thrown about in every case is really watering down a serious issue IMO.

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Come on… the “Fatigue” card is really getting old when crews hide behind the skirts of their unions. Yet some of these same guys may get into their cars after a 14 hour duty day and may drive another 2 hours to get home. Where does one draw the line?
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