Dickson and ALPA
07-15-2019 | 08:17 AM
#121
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Let me first say I have commuted most of my career. The standard argument that pilots who live in base can be just as fatigued as commuters really does not carry much weight. Yes there are many reasons someone can be tired before a trip. Commuters have all the exact same issues as pilots living in base AND they have to commute to work.
I think commuting is safe when properly managed just like living in base. The problems come from a minority of commuters who choose to do things like catch a all-nighter from HNL to LAX to connect LAX to ATL and start a 6 day international trip. We are one accident away from the end of commuting as we know it because a minority of commuters can’t do it responsibly.
I think commuting is safe when properly managed just like living in base. The problems come from a minority of commuters who choose to do things like catch a all-nighter from HNL to LAX to connect LAX to ATL and start a 6 day international trip. We are one accident away from the end of commuting as we know it because a minority of commuters can’t do it responsibly.
The responsible solution to such a commute is clear and rests entirely on managements shoulders.
Delta must acquire Hawaiian. Problem solved for the HNL-ATL commuters.
Cereal.
07-24-2019 | 11:16 AM
#124
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100% agree. As a fellow Democrat I want to vote third party more and more each day.
07-24-2019 | 12:04 PM
#126
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07-24-2019 | 05:44 PM
#128
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07-24-2019 | 05:57 PM
#130
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Hey. I mean you're right about the libertarians and pilots, but you dont have to point it out like that!
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