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Southwest Fires Pilot Over LaGuardia Nose First Landing
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) said it fired the captain who was at the controls of a plane that landed nose first at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in July, injuring nine people and snarling air traffic for hours. The action came as Dallas-based Southwest completed its probe of the accident, Linda Rutherford, an airline spokeswoman, said today by e-mail, without giving details. Southwest ordered the first officer to undergo more training, Rutherford said. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
First thing the airliner did that is ever smart. Nose first?
I bet that PIC now wishes that one of the fundamental rules of flying would have been followed. If the numbers are not right, go around, stabilize the next approach, land it properly.
Right you are, my friend COYOTEHUNTER.
If you fall while walking, get up to walk again but better. Get back to basics. Apply first principles of the game , no matter what game !
If you fall while walking, get up to walk again but better. Get back to basics. Apply first principles of the game , no matter what game !
Sometimes you need to say screw the boss and fly the airplane.
If your schedule is so tight there is no time for a go around you need to rethink the exactly whether safety or profits are the number one business objective.
In this case look at the effect on profits by placing safety in second place. Any transportation system must have safety in the pole position. I don't care if it is planes, trains, automobiles, or the Disneyland Monorail. The person operating the vehicle needs cart blanche to operate the vehicle.
The union can be expected to defend their member, everyone in the union pays for that defense. Anyone can have an accident, even if they are doing everything right. Sully put one in the Hudson and there was not one word about discipline in a case like that. He flew the airplane, even after it was wet.
This woman was not flying the airplane. She needs to go. She allowed herself to succumb to management pressure to fly the schedule.
If your schedule is so tight there is no time for a go around you need to rethink the exactly whether safety or profits are the number one business objective.
In this case look at the effect on profits by placing safety in second place. Any transportation system must have safety in the pole position. I don't care if it is planes, trains, automobiles, or the Disneyland Monorail. The person operating the vehicle needs cart blanche to operate the vehicle.
The union can be expected to defend their member, everyone in the union pays for that defense. Anyone can have an accident, even if they are doing everything right. Sully put one in the Hudson and there was not one word about discipline in a case like that. He flew the airplane, even after it was wet.
This woman was not flying the airplane. She needs to go. She allowed herself to succumb to management pressure to fly the schedule.
Dear friend Ric Wernicke, please allow me to echo your sentiments in following way.
Company wants an employee to work in the interest of the company. But the rider is 'to work safely as specified by laws'. Laws of the land. Profits or no profits. The inherent corollary is that laws are built to strike a balance between safety and profits.
About Unions, the laws related to them are meant to prevent exploitation of employees by the employer, whether collectively or singularly. Again the Union related laws are a balance between welfare and profits.
Every case has to be judged individually even if seemingly similar, on totality of circumstances. To highlight the distinction between the two events will depend on the ability of those representing the case, defending or prosecuting.
Laws applied can be similar BUT not the judgement ! It has to be tailor made.
Company wants an employee to work in the interest of the company. But the rider is 'to work safely as specified by laws'. Laws of the land. Profits or no profits. The inherent corollary is that laws are built to strike a balance between safety and profits.
About Unions, the laws related to them are meant to prevent exploitation of employees by the employer, whether collectively or singularly. Again the Union related laws are a balance between welfare and profits.
Every case has to be judged individually even if seemingly similar, on totality of circumstances. To highlight the distinction between the two events will depend on the ability of those representing the case, defending or prosecuting.
Laws applied can be similar BUT not the judgement ! It has to be tailor made.
Well, they didn't give any details as to why she took control at the last minute, which leaves one to believe that she did cause she could.