Union hints of acquisition
05-29-2024 | 06:02 AM
#371
At your mom's house
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From: cpt 737
Thanks for the snarky ad hominem to a genuine question.
Again, I’m a DL guy. I’ve flown MD-88, Boeing, and Airbus at DL, all of which had autoland that we use and maintain currency for (both jet and crew). In fact, our Cat II/III must use autoland. My last recurrent, I used autoland in a smoke/fire scenario on the (foggy) goggles. It works quite well.
So yeah, forgive me for asking about whether another large airline that doesn’t even have the option due to equipment or Ops Specs/Training. Thanks to the other couple folks for answering the question.
Again, I’m a DL guy. I’ve flown MD-88, Boeing, and Airbus at DL, all of which had autoland that we use and maintain currency for (both jet and crew). In fact, our Cat II/III must use autoland. My last recurrent, I used autoland in a smoke/fire scenario on the (foggy) goggles. It works quite well.
So yeah, forgive me for asking about whether another large airline that doesn’t even have the option due to equipment or Ops Specs/Training. Thanks to the other couple folks for answering the question.
basically SW will get auto land maybe next millennia
05-29-2024 | 06:07 AM
#372
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Wow. And I thought my air line was cheap…
05-29-2024 | 09:59 AM
#374
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
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Get this. At allegiant we flew A320s that were fully certified to auto land but we didn't do autoland or even Cat II because the company was too cheap to train it and didn't think it was needed. Never mind that 1 diversion and cancel would have paid for the training.
05-29-2024 | 10:11 AM
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Get this. At allegiant we flew A320s that were fully certified to auto land but we didn't do autoland or even Cat II because the company was too cheap to train it and didn't think it was needed. Never mind that 1 diversion and cancel would have paid for the training.
05-29-2024 | 10:17 AM
#377
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That’s not even the half of it. We are so cheap we removed the window shades lol. When the AirTran planes came over we actually removed the dual window wiper option from them.
This place would sacrifice it’s mother to save a few nickels and then spend billions to correct issues everyone had seen coming but was ignored.
This place would sacrifice it’s mother to save a few nickels and then spend billions to correct issues everyone had seen coming but was ignored.
05-29-2024 | 10:24 AM
#378
Gets Weekends Off
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From: MD-11 FO
That’s not even the half of it. We are so cheap we removed the window shades lol. When the AirTran planes came over we actually removed the dual window wiper option from them.
This place would sacrifice it’s mother to save a few nickels and then spend billions to correct issues everyone had seen coming but was ignored.
This place would sacrifice it’s mother to save a few nickels and then spend billions to correct issues everyone had seen coming but was ignored.
05-29-2024 | 12:27 PM
#379
At your mom's house
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From: cpt 737
05-29-2024 | 01:28 PM
#380
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Or wheel well lights. Had a 4 digit midget give me grief on that for reminding myself we got clearance to land. Dumbasses here!!
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