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Allegiant settles with fired Pilot over emergency landing and evacuation
Allegiant Airlines has settled out of court with a pilot it fired after ordering an emergency landing and evacuation because of a burning smell in his MD 80 jetliner, according to the office of Nevada judge Joe Hardy, Jr. who was handling the case. The pilot, Captain Jason Kinzer, alleged in his lawsuit that the airline was putting “profits over safety.” The settlement avoids a trial scheduled to begin today in Las Vegas that threatened to yield yet another black eye for the budget carrier with… (lawandcrime.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Having read about this "airline", flying a/c that are next to being obsolete, I'm disappointed that KALB is allowing them to fly here. You could not give me a free ticket to use their services. The FAA continues to stall on disciplinary actions.
If it were me, I would not have settled out of court and requested to go to trial. The airline needs to be held accountable for poor practices.
As for the incident, the PIC is responsible for the safety of the passengers, crew, and aircraft. The captain performed his duties admirably. I would have done the same thing.
As for the incident, the PIC is responsible for the safety of the passengers, crew, and aircraft. The captain performed his duties admirably. I would have done the same thing.
I have been in this business over 50 years, money over people is nothing new. As a retired Capt for a major airline I can assure you that’s the way it’s all ways been. That’s why a lot of us lost our pension, the , company and ALPA made sure of that.
Maybe not new at your company and certainly not at every company. Sorry your company and ALPA treated you wrong.
Why do cut-rate carriers continue to punish a captain for being cautious? If passengers had died because of a fire would they feel any better? No, unfortunately lawyers have to get involved, and the FAA is glaringly quiet over the whole affair.
Excellent Command authority Captain. AllegiANT. cares about profits on time not passenger safety or the RIGHT DECISIONS IN THE LEFT SEAT PERIOD. FROM B747400 pilot .
The good news is, out of a total fleet of 98 aircraft, only 20 MD80s remain. The other ones are out in the desert somewhere. The Airbus replacements aren't new themselves, average age around 12 years. (per airfleets.net)