Frontline Report on Colgan 3407, PBS
 

It's on PBS right now; A Frontline News report on Colgan 3407 and regional safety. Runs from 9 to 10 pm.

Also already available online here: FRONTLINE: flying cheap: watch the full program | PBS

I can't believe the CEO of Continental Airlines said that regional airline flying is not the same and shouldn't require the same experience as mainline flying, therefore pay should not be the same............obviously he is not a pilot.

Colgan no lookee so good.

Roger Cohen is a major d-bag....I can't believe he "represents" regional airlines

I'm pretty shocked and angry that they let that fired FO come on the show and smear his fired captain's name very publicly. What the other two pilots said are accurate, but that FO pretty much ruined it for me. There is a lot more to the story than what he said. They could've showed so many real examples yet they bring up this incident that had nothing to do with the accident/safety and everything to do with a scumbag out to ruin another pilot's career and life. Apparently it wasn't enough that the capt will never be able to work as a pilot ever again, his name is revealed on public TV as a dangerous rule breaker.

But he sure has a nice tan!

Cant agree more, his explanation of pilot pay averages was ridiculous.

I can. And I want nothing more than for him to keep his job with the RAA. He gives off a very poor image for regional airline management. Throughout his Congressional testimony this past year and on this program tonight, he continues to give that image.

He is very out of touch and arrogant. So we should be happy about management having an advocate who accurately reflects their general attitude.

Falsification of a load manifest is illegal and unsafe, plain and simple. Please elaborate as to there being "more to the story than what he said". I'm not being argumentative. I'm just curious as to how that is considered a non-fireable offense? Isn't that considered a willful violation of the FAR's?