That commute might get a little harder...
05-11-2009 | 04:59 PM
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That commute might get a little harder...
Airline Defends Training of Pilot in Crash - WSJ.com
From a WSJ article that previews tommorow's NTSB hearings on Colgan 3407:
As a commuter (albeit with a relatively short commute), this a can of worms that I don't want opened. The last thing I want to see are restrictions placed on how I get to work.
From a WSJ article that previews tommorow's NTSB hearings on Colgan 3407:
The National Transportation Safety Board hearing also will delve into fatigue affecting pilots who have long airline commutes from home before starting their duty day. Like the majority of Colgan pilots who work out of Newark, Capt. Renslow had to fly to commute to work. His co-pilot, Rebecca Shaw, took an overnight red-eye flight from Seattle the day of the accident.
05-11-2009 | 05:21 PM
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Well, if they expect us to live in base, then they need to look at where I work. RAH opens and closes bases at will, it seems. I would hate of have to move every few years. I did not join the military, although the airlines are somewhat paramilitary.
05-11-2009 | 06:23 PM
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Airlines benefit from commuters just as much as pilots do. Commuters (such as I) have more motivation to make sure overnight legs do not cancel, to keep on schedule and to get weight restrictions lifted. (Though the last example is more an issue for the regional forum, it makes sense that we might be able to get a few revenue pax on in addition to our fellow commuters. )
Furthermore, one justification for not paying moving expenses for pilots is that we can just commute. Base closures and displacements are common and easy ways for airlines to align costs, but if we all the sudden have to move to our new bases, a whole new can of contractual worms gets opened.
I have a feeling that the same lobby that has kept work and duty rules on the books for so long may actually be on our side on this one particular issue
Furthermore, one justification for not paying moving expenses for pilots is that we can just commute. Base closures and displacements are common and easy ways for airlines to align costs, but if we all the sudden have to move to our new bases, a whole new can of contractual worms gets opened.
I have a feeling that the same lobby that has kept work and duty rules on the books for so long may actually be on our side on this one particular issue
05-11-2009 | 09:23 PM
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05-12-2009 | 01:40 AM
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