Too fast? They're furious: Pilots' union says American Airlines compromises safety
Source: Dallas Morning News
By Conor Shine
The president of American Airlines’ pilots union said he’s alarmed by a new management initiative to speed up some flight plans, stating in a Thursday letter to union members that it could “compromise the margin of safety.”
“This erosion of the safety margin cannot be tolerated. Pilot pushing leads to ‘rush to comply’ behavior,” Capt. Dan Carey, who was elected president of the Allied Pilots Association earlier this month, wrote in the letter. “American Airlines’ operations are clearly over-scheduled, and management is now resorting to improvisation. Don’t let management’s schedule-planning mistakes become your next crisis.”
Carey is referring specifically to an initiative laid out in a July 12 memo from American’s chief operating officer Robert Isom. The memo outlines “speed up flight plans” as a way to reduce delays in certain circumstances.
Carey said the union’s pilots are reporting that some flight plans are being manipulated to keep crews under Federal Aviation Administration caps that restrict time spent on duty, a practice Carey referred to as “pilot pushing.”
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American Airlines pilots talked after the carrier's merger with US Airways was announced in February 2013. (File Photo/Tom Fox)
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Started under Jimmy Carter. 
but unregulated 'competition' took care of the 'benefits.' I remember it too! 
