Originally Posted by Excargodog

Seriously, a half year gap in hiring two years ago followed by a systemwide inability to get new trainees through the sims in a timely manner last Spring? Combine that with a lot of Captains moving up to the majors? What did anyone expect would happen?

This was totally predictable. Last year’s FO shortage has become this year’s Captain shortage.

And it’s going to be godawful by the end of the summer and into the Fall unless serious efforts are made to get upgrade eligible FOs upgrading and near upgrade-eligible FOs flying their butts off to become eligible.

Either that or go recruit a bunch of street captains.

Originally Posted by Slowhawk

Had this exact thing happen. IT tried to fix it a few times too and the problem persisted. The ultimate solution was to have the IT guy himself make up a password, set it, and tell me it over the phone. Haven’t messed with it since

Originally Posted by Taco280AI

Sick mofo's call out! Had another CA sniffeling and sneezing last trip, ended up getting sick myself too. But I didn't realize how bad off he was till the end of the trip.

On a 90 degree intercept for 16R, cleared for the approach, about 2-3 miles from course... CA is still in HDG mode. I ask if he wants NAV. No response. I ask are you going to turn? "Oh..." If he hadn't of responded and selected NAV I was about to take the plane. ATC asked if we were turning because at the 12 position on the other side, another jet was coming at us. We went slightly through course. He just wasn't paying attention or couldn't focus. I thought one time thing, okay...

But then again coming in on final, different approach, his head clearly wasn't in it. I knew we weren't even close to being stable up ahead, said we're not going to make it early on. At 1000' we were 40 knots fast, flaps 3 (he just then called flaps 5), I called unstable.

Had that not been the end I would I would have called scheduling and a CP about him being sick and the complete lack of focus.

Pilots, if you're that damn sick and can't focus, call out!

Originally Posted by Hippieflyer

Good for the flight attendants. Glad they’re standing up for themselves and telling the company exactly how they feel. The few people two time zones away need to know how the hundreds on the frontline feel. Can you image that FAs are not even allowed to be fatigued? All they’re asking for is to see their families.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe

This how people make names for themselves. Talk to him, if that doesn’t work go to ProStands. What goes around comes around. Have the professional courtesy to do things in the appropriate order. If you don’t, that day you make a mistake, the person you’re with will throw you under the bus and will make sure it comes around for another lap or two.

Originally Posted by stang

I still don't understand how regionals can recruit and retain regional FA's with the low pay unless its a stepping stone to majors like for the pilots?