Originally Posted by
higney85
What base was this CA from? This is a fight that a rep should win, did this CA forfeit their rep? This action in behalf of the company doesn't surprise me.
MEM, and a rep was present. Grievance filed.
Originally Posted by
Swedish Blender
The captain should have said he wanted to wait for the weather. Refusing because the A/P is inop is lame...
CA refused the plane, and was told that it could be swapped. Next phone call was from scheduling to inform that the CA had been replaced. No chance was given to delay or swap- Mgmt just reacted and replaced the crew (FO also refused) when mgmt realized there wasn't another plane to swap to.
Originally Posted by
NoStep
...Id like to buy this guy a beer just for being old-school and understanding the concept of Captain's Authority.
CA had 2k hours when hired at Pinnacle, and has been on the CRJ for 5 years.
The reason why I posted this in the first place was out of sheer disbelief that Pinnacle would give disciplinary action to the CA for using "Captain's Authority" in making a decision in what the CA thought was the best/safest course of action in those circumstances.