Do you have a reference or link to this? You're getting my hopes up that someone is finally going to do something about this problem.

Most of the time, simply some outside or supervisory attention causes that pilot to change his behavior in the cockpit for purely practical considerations--I don't want to deal with the company on my days off and I don't want to lose a $200k+/yr income for jerkish behavior that I can at least pretend to correct. I heard that one airline calls in a captain when he gets 25 FOs avoiding him and say, "there are a lot a guys avoiding flying with you. Are you having any medical, mental or personal issues in play? If so we'd like to give you some time off to resolve these issues. Let us know in the next couple of weeks if you want some time off. Our only concern is your welfare and we're just here to help." Non confrontational but crystal clear: we know you're a jerk and there's a bumpy road ahead if you don't fix it. I heard that this often fixes the problem without time off or further discussion.

 

I heard the NTSB is looking at the "Don't fly with..." in the SWA in LGA investigation. The second part was my conjecture and I share your concerns.

 

Can u share which fleet or at least base? Pm if necessary...

 

I agree there should be a way to resolve issues with these captains.

However, I doubt at 50% that this was the reason you went into denial mode.

It may have been a contributing factor, but unless you had avoid captain xxxxxx, award work, it was not the reason all your bids failed.

More likely you asked for July 4th weekend off, all weekends off, avoid red eyes, avoid 4 days, avoid trips less than 6 hours/ day etc etc etc etc. and at 50%, you could not do all that AND avoid captain xxxxxx.

 

I hope after the German Wings murder suicide airlines are going to be forced to take these issues seriously. Every company has difficult employees, not just pilots or airlines but every industry.

Maybe the NTSB will suggest a program after the full investigation is published.

 

it really depends where you are on the G-Line… if you are at the bottom or below then the only trips available for PBS to award you could be with the AVOID Captain… which would cause a failure to award.

 

Just out the guy.
I don't fly with jerks.

Is it 0205L again?

 

"'I'm guilty of never calling them. I guess that's the only solution. "

Yep you're part of the problem.

Call Pro Standards (kind of like filing an FSAP) and just confront the Captain before the trip even starts; and a good place to do so is the initial flight planning. If this body gives you any push back just tell him/her the two of you are going straight into the flight office to work this out.

Be prepared to have some future vacation, sick list or even a WOP charged to you for the trip. Unless you are willing to pay the price and do something about this pilot's actions nothing will change.

 

Corbus or Mahan?

 

Bwahahahaha