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07-03-2008, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SaltyDog
... Essentially, FAA stated Capt still must abide by all FAR's,etc...
To be honest with you it’s not the company but the FAA I have a beef with on this one. I'd been involved with the safety department at a previous gig and this just shocked me; I simply couldn't believe that the FAA would violate our guys instead of fining the company (maybe they did too, I don't know).
It's ok for the company to disclose because that's how the program is meant to work. It's a totally different thing when the feds become overzealous and go after guys who simply followed the company rules. Pure and simple.
07-03-2008, 08:47 AM
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Bear in mind that the Feds also act like traffic cops in the sense that they have quotas that need to be fulfilled, ie., violations and enforcement actions that have to be met, in order to justify their jobs. I ran into a similar circumstance as described in the above posts at a previous airline, what goes on the local level where the alleged violation occurs varies widely; and the lattitude that each FSDO has to pursue or not pursue enforcement would blow your mind.
07-03-2008, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE
Well, they both got a letter of warning on their FAA file which will expire in two years... I know that some people do not consider LoWs a ‘violation – however a letter that becomes a part of someone’s FAA airman file sounds like a violation to me...
I wonder how those letters of warning might affect them in future airline interviews?
07-04-2008, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyByCable
I wonder how those letters of warning might affect them in future airline interviews?
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