Aviate Academy sued again
 

am i surprised? NOOOO

“On May 1, a federal district court judge ruled in favor of the airline’s motion to strike Thompson’s second amended complaint, citing procedural discrepancies. The court noted that the amended complaint introduced new allegations and causes of action that differed from those previously approved, thereby deeming it unauthorized. Thompson could still contest the court’s order.
Per court records, she is representing herself in this matter.”

Lololol okayyy. If you’re gonna sue a billion dollar corporation, you should probably hire a lawyer to at least get the paperwork squared away

This kid is cooked - lol

Kid? It is a 46yr old former flight attendant!

That's what jumped out to me. If she's representing herself, she's probably not bright enough to have made a good professional pilot. Even qualified lawyers don't normally represent themselves.

Presumably she couldn't find an attorney willing to take the case.

I'm not saying that her claim isn't morally valid though... any school that guarantees a timeline and pathway, and requires that you devote 100% of your availability to them is obligated to either get you through, or very quickly assess that you're not up to it and send you on to your next adventure.

A school can accomplish that by...

1) Having adequate resources (ie planes and mx)
2) Not enrolling more students than they can handle
3) Incentivizing instructors to stay long enough to ensure adequate staffing... shouldn't be too hard if your incentive is a (reliable) pathway to UAL.

I understand that none of that is in the DNA of your average dirtbag flight school, but you'd think UAL would know better, or know enough to hire somebody who does. They certainly have hundreds or even thousands of line pilots who had leadership/management roles at GA flight schools early in their careers.

Aviate has been plagued with problems from the start. The rules change constantly, and the communication with those wanting info is horrid. I used to advocate for the program, but I came to realize it’s nothing more than a regional staffing program packaged to seem like a great deal for the participants. I no longer recommend the program to pilots who want to fly here. Sad.

She is back working as a flight attendant.

She may win in the court of public opinion, but not the court of law.

“Only a fool represents himself” or herself in this case.