Pilot sues flight attendants over safety

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2-23-2009 @ 1:23PM

Sean said...

It is absurd that the FA's would even take it upon themselves to question the judgment of the flight deck. The Captain and F/O have to final say as to the airworthiness of the plane while on board, not flight attendants. As much as I respect FAs, this was way beyond their jurisdiction, so I applaud the FAA's decision.

2-24-2009 @ 11:25AM

lavrenti said...

While the lawsuit was frivolous, using Americanese legal parlance, we still live in the promised land of lawsuits. Good Ole USA. I actually would have had both flight crew and Cockpit crew arrested.

2-24-2009 @ 11:29AM

hilltopperatx said...

Why would you have them arrested?

2-24-2009 @ 12:11PM

carl said...

“The Captain and F/O have to final say as to the airworthiness of the plane while on board, not flight attendants”…. Better to question it on the ground then find out he was wrong in the air (this guy sounds like a vengeful nut case anyway). If he was wrong then everyone is just as dead including the FAs

2-24-2009 @ 5:30PM

Lulu said...

Easy to say when it's not your ass on the line, Sean. Besides, FA's are always told, "You are the eyes and ears in the back of the plane.". Bottom line is they can see the wings and the pilots can't. They are also given classes on communicating concerns to the pilots. If you did your research, you'd see that some of the crashes in the 70's and 80's were caused when a captain disregarded concerns that were voiced by the fa's, fo's or pax.......Air Florida in the Potomac for one.
Pilots are for the most part, great at what they do, and most of them listen to contributions from the whole crew to do the best job they can.

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