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Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 1027688)
30-year A330 CA? At Airways?
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Originally Posted by gettinbumped
(Post 1027793)
And USAirways Response:
They REALLY should have stopped while they were "ahead". I'm not familiar with the A330 ETOPS requirements, but I'm assuming the APU is one of them? If so, then NICE JOB posting to the entire world that you have NO IDEA what equipment you need to dispatch for an ETOPS leg. I believe A330 has a HMU so the APU can be MEL'd for etops 120. |
Originally Posted by Cactusone
(Post 1027805)
I believe A330 has a HMU so the APU can be MEL'd for etops 120.
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Originally Posted by CommutR4Life
(Post 1027797)
That's what I was thinking. That can't be right, she has to be an FO
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Originally Posted by JohnDeere
(Post 1027696)
lidarheadache, escorted from the airport is shorthand for fired. It's that kind of workplace. Why do you think Capt. Sullenberger got the hell out at his first opportunity?
Truth is, there are fewer and fewer competent mechanics. Most are just parts changers and paycheck cashers. Your mileage may vary. |
Originally Posted by Stratosphere
(Post 1027808)
I know airways has high seniority but 30 years seniority cannot hold a 330 capt position there?.
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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob
(Post 1027807)
SO do our ERs at Delta, but according to our Op Specs, we cannot dispatch for flights outbound from the US with an inoperative APU. We can dispatch to the US with one though.
Either way. I wouldn't have taken the airplane either. |
I want to know who "corporate security" is and their authority to arrest someone!!
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Originally Posted by CFM56
(Post 1027477)
Word is that she lost control and flipped out. Ranting over A/C PA and to passengers in terminal. Our union is behaving in the same manner unfortunately, only instead of a PA they're using USA Today.
A) I notice you never responded to the request for facts. And on a separate note . . . B) As has been shown time and again just because the FAA says a carrier CAN do something is not the same as saying that it is the BEST idea. Dispatching over water in a 2 engine aircraft with an inoperative APU is NOT safe in my opinion. Fixing the APU prior to departure is NOT that complicated. The article is accurate and the obfuscation of the corporation and the FAA is appalling! Every pilot who reads this should agree and if you don't then YOU are the problem with our industry. Joe Peck UAL IADFO-76/75 |
Originally Posted by gettinbumped
(Post 1027793)
* US Airways has just passed the International Air Transport Association’s highest worldwide standard for safety and security – the IOSA audit – with flying colors. This audit, the airline industry gold standard for safety, shows that we are in compliance in every safety area. My last airline, Arik Air, also passes an IOSA. My respect for IOSA went to zero on that day. |
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