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Old 01-13-2015 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by flyallnite
You can get just as fired with a union. Look at the NW 320 guys. The new hire FAs all over their phones as soon as the wheels hit the ground are asking for it. Do they think the announcements don't apply to them? So is that why they need a union? So that they can flaunt the regs with impunity?
And yet in - 14C weather I come up from a snowy post flight only to hear, didn't you call the hotel? Nope.
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by flyallnite
You can get just as fired with a union. Look at the NW 320 guys. The new hire FAs all over their phones as soon as the wheels hit the ground are asking for it. Do they think the announcements don't apply to them? So is that why they need a union? So that they can flaunt the regs with impunity?
No offense, but isn't a F/A being on his/her phone during deplaning or taxi-in the same as pilots who leave the aircraft to get lunch or catch a commuter flight before all passengers are deplaned? Last I checked doesn't the FOM have something in there about that? Yet...i've never seen a F/A complain about it since it didn't cause any issues.
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:12 PM
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And yet in - 14C weather I come up from a snowy post flight only to hear, didn't you call the hotel? Nope.
14C postflight checklist:

Airplane........... checked.
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:14 PM
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Old 01-13-2015 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DALFA
No offense, but isn't a F/A being on his/her phone during deplaning or taxi-in the same as pilots who leave the aircraft to get lunch or catch a commuter flight before all passengers are deplaned? Last I checked doesn't the FOM have something in there about that? Yet...i've never seen a F/A complain about it since it didn't cause any issues.
None taken. No, it's not. Pilots are not required to remain or even be on the aircraft for emplaning/deplaning. And I've personally seen a lot of FA's complain about it to their supervisors over the years, in writing.
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:32 PM
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None taken. No, it's not. Pilots are not required to remain or even be on the aircraft for emplaning/deplaning. And I've personally seen a lot of FA's complain about it to their supervisors over the years, in writing.
So what's the interpretation of FOM 7.1.1:

•While passengers are deplaning, a pilot should stand at the deplaning door to thank our customers whenever possible.
•Pilots should not deplane until all passengers have departed the aircraft, unless early deplaning is necessary for operational reasons or passenger assistance.
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Old 01-13-2015 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DALFA
So what's the interpretation of FOM 7.1.1:

•While passengers are deplaning, a pilot should stand at the deplaning door to thank our customers whenever possible.
•Pilots should not deplane until all passengers have departed the aircraft, unless early deplaning is necessary for operational reasons or passenger assistance.
"Operational reasons" means getting to the next gate (we're supposed to be at the aircraft 35 min prior) this includes having to grab food on the way. I always stay and say goodbye unless this is the case.
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by flyallnite
14C postflight checklist:

Airplane........... checked.
That's the plus 14C check.

The Minus 14C check is:

RUN Away, Run Away!
Old 01-13-2015 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DALFA
So what's the interpretation of FOM 7.1.1:

•While passengers are deplaning, a pilot should stand at the deplaning door to thank our customers whenever possible.
•Pilots should not deplane until all passengers have departed the aircraft, unless early deplaning is necessary for operational reasons or passenger assistance.
"Should" and "Whenever Possible" gives a lot of leeway. I think you'll agree that most pilots do stick around to say goodbye, until the last stragglers are almost off. But it's not required. If it was, it would say "must". And it doesn't. Many pilots are headed to the next flight to work and do the preflight. But FA's will continue to write up pilots because they think they are commuting or they just hate pilots. Nobody cares, it just goes into the circular file... What does this have to do with FA's texting while doing their job?
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