Are any crew members having trouble getting to work on time now?

 

The guitar is to make up for the size of the wallet. Afterall, he is an airline pilot.

 

Spin? No.. just an argument as to why those of us that pay dues to alpa are supporting everybody else in this industry. Personally, I don't think SWAPA nor APA should be allowed to use it... if... as you say... it was all ALPA that did this. I'm tired of ALPA being magnanimous with MY dues money. If other groups wanna play.. pay up. You say it shows the benefits of ALPA... again, and again, and again... So if you think SWAPA are gonna join ALPA you are so clueless that words fail me.

And how is stating that their being worried about their self interests is "fricken typical"? It's smart. They spend their dues monies on issues that affect SWA pilots... And ALPA will NEVER require any benefits that they achieve to be paid for by those other guys, so why would they join? Smart... Your statement reeks of frustration in that you know I am right. Personally, and this is my personal point of view.. I couldn't care less about crewpass. Yes I hate going thru security, but it's not worth the angst. As long as there is a crew line, and we don't have to take off our shoes or go thru that radiation thingy, I'm OK... It's 10 minutes out of my life... BFD...

 

Good point so we really don't need it, we just want it

 

That is actually a very interesting question. If crews are having a hard time with their initial going to work check-in, then it is the crewmember's fault. Like many others, I commute, and I am ALWAYS there in plenty of time to make my flight. If it occurs mid rotation, it seems that it would be in the company's best interest to ensure that the wheels are greased so that getting thru security does not require being at the airport 2 hours ahead of push... (think about the new crew duty issues that are coming to light) Just an opinion...

 

And actually the answer is not so black-and-white.

At CAL we have a very senior 777FO who was part of the national coverage last fall when these imaging machines went online. She was one who refused to go through the machines, but because she had a hip or knee replacement would have to go through the pat-down routine. She refused and to this day has not come back to work and has been waiting for this to happen.

Now it could be argued this is her choosing, but it could be argued that as a documented airline worker who has gone through her background and fingerprint check she doesn't need to be patted-down. She made it to work every day until this change last fall AND she will again when they roll this new Known Crewmember Program out. Please tell me what exactly is the difference for her? She will still be verified but avoid all the groping that she would have to go through today.

I'm on her side in this and do feel that she is having trouble getting to work.

 

I have no argument with any of this.. I have some steel in my sex appeal too, but fortunately it is buried in the marrow channel of a large bone, so doesn't show up except at a very few locations.. well.. actually only one, and that is not always the case. My opinion was just that.

 

I don't understand how you can "test" this system. I go through crew pass a bunch and the only time there is a problem is when the internet is down. Besides, this is the only time where I get TSA to actually LOOK at my badge. Youre either approved or not. where is the testing?

 

New vendor, new servers, new secure connections to the new servers and the CASS database.