Airline Pilot Central Forums - Temporary Flight Deck Mask Policy

Spot on, really good observations and analysis. Too much risk to have anything other than crew and identification on your bag. We hardly ever agree but you’re completely correct.

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Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 3359921)

Wow someone is really taking it personal.

So here's the thing. I know a pilot who wrote on an issue related to travel benefits (!) in the Pulse comment section, and was accused by a FA of needing sensitivity training because obviously, that FA did not agree with the viewpoint the pilot had written. The following day that pilot received a phone call from the travel department to clarify the issue, but was advised right at the beginning of the phone call that an individual from HR was also on the line.

That was the last time that pilot ever posted on Pulse.

So say what you want, but the reality remains is that things go good when your opinion matches and is generally accepted by the society where you're located. In the context, it's progressive society.

Another case in point. Years ago, Southwest had a pilot do the G-G-G rant. That was despicable, sure, but I don't think he should have been fired. Get an ass chewing, told to never do it again, apologize to your crew, and get out of the CP office now. Since that happened over 10 yrs ago, it was precisely what happened. In the end he kept his job, had to apologize, etc. If a G-G-G rant happened today, you can bet that pilot would be terminated. It would spread like wild fire on social media and the airline would see no choice but to clean up.

Look at the AA pilot that had a #FJB badge on his bag. A hashtag of three letters, and one pax blasted it on twitter, and AA went into full investigation mode. Would that have POed a Trump type person, say, in DFW? Probably not. But in a place like SFO, LAX, JFK? Probably. Now I will say obviously we all know what FJB means and I am not for that type of language no matter what I feel about the POTUS. Personally, I wouldn't wear that badge on my bag. That said, lets call it for what it is: a political statement. The flip side is, some companies (most companies) have made some political statements "ok" to wear. An example would be BLM. Problem is, that too creates a problem because not everyone supports that. Which goes back to the point, as long as it's accepted by a society at large, then it makes it ok.

I honestly want no part in it. I don't ever plan to wear any political pin, any gender identity pin, badge, sticker, etc. I have just the crew tags on my bags that identify my name and phone #.