Sure.
If a captain made a legitimate mistake - retrain. If they have a mental problem - HIMS. If they lie about their mistake - Fire them.
No need to crucify. There are better uses for the lumber.
I have finally had the time to read the transcripts from Cpt Wells' testimony. It is obvious to me that yourself and Clear, through his little comments, are in as much of a witch hunt as CP Yarko is.
Obviously, this happened at the time when the company was claiming that USAPA was creating problems, so it is my belief that management was on a witch hunt, especially Yarko, who had just got caught in a lie with another crew about the ETOPS operation.
Any reason that this particular Cpt would catch hell when she had a miantanence problem? Especially since she was on 2 committees for the union? Why would Yarko ask her several times if she was refusing to take the aircraft instead of discussing what type of problem she was having? Sounds like Yarko already had his mind made up as to just how this was going to go down.
Honest question......who is corporate security that shows up at the gate when things aren't going right for the agents, CP's office, or ramp tower? I had these goons show up to escort an AA pilot off the jumpseat at the call of an agent when nothing at all had gone wrong with the flight, she just got the goons in place in case things got out of hand after she screwed us about my keeping my positive space seat instead of bumping the AA pilot off, which she and I had agreed to.. Other than that incident, I had not heard of these guys through any training, FOM, or any other form of company communication. These guys are intimidating when they show up in their suits and you have never heard of them.
I DO NOT believe that Cpt Wells made a mistake, but was the subject of intimidation from the company and Yarko in particular. She did her job and I hope that none of us, as pilots ever get caught up in this kind of BS.
For you guys to continue your witch hunt is a disgrace to the profession....trying to second guess it all. You guys suck as Monday morning quarterbacks.
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