They nearly had a crash, and they are trying to cover up what happened. I think it is reasonable to assume they are "bad pilots" in this situation until there is more information.
The membership may not see them as bad pilots. They may feel that these pilots are being railroaded, or that the incident wasn't as rare/dangerous as is being portrayed.
> By supporting bad pilots they're making them all look bad.
Airlines in particular have a long and pervasive history of blaming "pilot error" for any and all safety issues. Until and unless it is conclusively proven that some maintenance, instructions, or mechanical system was faulty, pilots are in the cross-hairs. Remember the first 737MAX crash?
It is only natural for pilots to be concerned about being scapegoats, or that their on-the-record remarks implicating their airline could end their careers.
Please never read about the MLB player's union. I don't think you'll like watching professional sports after.
Unions are there to protect their members. End of story.
If there is no rule mandating it, I don't get why people are upset at the pilots for not cooperating with an investigation that could be career ending.
This article focuses on the pilots, but the outrage should be focused at the people who made the rules the pilots follow.
But at this stage of the game, the only way to avoid supporting "bad pilots" is for the union to unilaterally decide whether or not the pilots in question are bad and withdraw support if they decide against them. No investigation has been completed , and while the publicly available evidence certainly makes it appear as if the pilots were at fault, I wouldn't feel comfortable concluding that if my decision had any real-life impact, nor am I comfortable with the idea of a union doing the same thing.
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axiolite|3 years ago
Airlines in particular have a long and pervasive history of blaming "pilot error" for any and all safety issues. Until and unless it is conclusively proven that some maintenance, instructions, or mechanical system was faulty, pilots are in the cross-hairs. Remember the first 737MAX crash?
It is only natural for pilots to be concerned about being scapegoats, or that their on-the-record remarks implicating their airline could end their careers.
dbg31415|3 years ago
Unions are there to protect their members. End of story.
If there is no rule mandating it, I don't get why people are upset at the pilots for not cooperating with an investigation that could be career ending.
This article focuses on the pilots, but the outrage should be focused at the people who made the rules the pilots follow.
rainsford|3 years ago