American Pilots Pointing Fingers at Management

[RDoug]

Hadn't seen this latest brouhaha: American’s Pilots Say It Flies ‘Ragged Edge’ of Safety Rules

 

[BobDDuck]

One of the old USAirways WOs used to do this stuff all the time. If the canned flight plan for a route was 1 hour and that wouldn't be legal, they'd "refile" you direct (right through airspace you'd never ever get a direct through) to make the flight 55 minutes and legal. They'd also change the foretasted taxi time from the standard (10 minutes out and 5 minutes in) to 1 minute out and 1 minute in (which is impossible because you needed at least 2 minutes on the engines) to shave time off the flight.

 

[Flagship_dxer]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

 

[ctab5060X]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

@Flagship_dxer

Have you seen any of this type stuff from your side of the desk?

I'm out on leave so I'm not fully in the loop.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Is this why I always have AAL doing 20-30kts slower than everyone else and clogging up my feed?

 

[learhawkerbe400]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

The butthurt is strong with this one. And we don't care about the weight restriction, we will get our jumpseater on somehow.

 

[ctab5060X]

The butthurt is strong with this one. And we don't care about the weight restriction, we will get our jumpseater on somehow.

Some forget it is a two way street. Don't give me what I need... I don't sign the release and the flight goes nowhere.

 

[AAPalmTree]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

Maybe you should point the finger at the DX'ers that have decided to start sharing their part of "joint responsibility" with crew schedulers.

 

[Der_Meister]

The butthurt is strong with this one. And we don't care about the weight restriction, we will get our jumpseater on somehow.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Stryker172]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

Wow. Good thing I dont work for Endeavor.

 

[JumpWake]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

Lol wut?

Does it name you specifically? Denying this actually occurs? Someone reduced our taxi time in LA last week to make us just legal enough...the article is accurate.

 

[ctab5060X]

Wow. Good thing I dont work for Endeavor.

@Stryker172

Now an AA dispatcher...

 

[Stryker172]

@Stryker172

Now an AA dispatcher...

Wow. Good thing I dont work for AA.

 

[CFIscare]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

#goingforgreat

 

[MikeD]

They'd also change the foretasted taxi time from the standard (10 minutes out and 5 minutes in) to 1 minute out and 1 minute in.

SWA is going to get jealous

 

[Burrito]

Until the pilot union retracts this article accusing me of crafting unsafe flight plans, you can forget about me working with AA pilots to reduce fuel when there is weather and the flight is weight restricted.

reduce ...fuel.

re...duce.

Not quite following you there. Is that...French?

 

[BobDispatch]

Unless its the last leg of a four day. Then the pilot union is fine with me filing you as fast as possible.