FedEx off runway ORD
12-02-2006, 10:52 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by Whaledriver101
Accidents and Fedex are becoming the norm. If I were a fed I would be seriously looking at your training program.
Every Airline goes throught it's phase of bad incidents/accidents......
We've had our share.
Alaska, American, United, Delta SWA, and Usair and many of the Feeders unfortunately all had their time in the Lime light too.......Chest thumbing and playing the "Mine is bigger than yours" game is an invitation for an unfortunate event at your carrier. Pray it doesn't happen.
To be more accurate, this ORD incident wasn't an accident. The Aircraft did slide off the runway while it was trying to exit. FedEx Opens most airports around the world each morning everyday. Remember that almost 900 flights were canceled between AMR and UAL alone. FDX almost never cancels for weather and there is seldom a time we don't launch. We open up most airports around the world every morning 24/7.
12-02-2006, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Shoreguy
United Airlines preemptively canceled 385 flights yesterday to give customers enough times to change travel plans.
American Airlines also has canceled all of its inbound and outbound flights from O'Hare.
American Airlines also has canceled all of its inbound and outbound flights from O'Hare.
CANCELLED!!!! and fedex continued to operate...i saw a pic of the bus..the taxiway was obscured by snow..could not tell where it was...tug got stuck too...the men were out flying..the ladies were at home...
12-02-2006, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainMark
hey..it is clear today...ual and aa...you r free to move around the country
12-02-2006, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 320Driver
I hope you're not in the training dept. You, and your attitude, appear to be part of the problem. Yeah, leave safety to the real professionals...
12-02-2006, 03:23 PM
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Am I really reading this!!
Originally Posted by CaptainMark
CANCELLED!!!! and fedex continued to operate...i saw a pic of the bus..the taxiway was obscured by snow..could not tell where it was...tug got stuck too...the men were out flying..the ladies were at home...
This is not a simple observation. Somebody made an error in judgement of safety here, and trying to play it off as a "real man" decision is almost more irresponsible than deciding to go 4 wheeling through snow drifts in the first place. Obviously if "you could not tell where the taxi way was, and the tug got stuck too", then somebody made a boo boo. I am not casting judgement on the flight crew as I was not there, but trying to justify their decision as being a "manly" one, is just not correct.
12-02-2006, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by VTcharter
I am not casting judgement on the flight crew as I was not there, but trying to justify their decision as being a "manly" one, is just not correct.
12-02-2006, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Ranger
Really? It sounds strangely like that's exactly what you're doing.
Maybe I put it the wrong way. The problem that I have is not with the flight crew, although if the taxiway was truly not visible I have to question why one would try to navigate on it without ground gudance. My main problem lies with a fellow "proffessional pilot" trying to justify the actions by implying that if you refused to fly in these boderline unsafe conditions, than you are not a "manly" pilot. This is not a responsible arguement and should never have come out of a "proffessional" in my humble opinion.
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