SWA LGA Captain Fired

[145BOSS]

FO assigned additional training.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...-captain-over-nose-first-landing-at-laguardia

 

[Kharma Police]

Is SWAPA going to try and get her job back?

 

[K-Mart]

They don't have a choice. Unless she doesn't fight it.

 

[NoJoy]

Interesting. Hard to say, but a go-around may have been better than trying to save the landing. I am sure she will get her job back though within say 12 months.

 

[Kharma Police]

They don't have a choice. Unless she doesn't fight it.

True, I was wondering if maybe Gary paid her some hush money to make her go away quietly for good?

 

[Skyboy722]

True, I was wondering if maybe Gary paid her some hush money to make her go away quietly for good?

He usually does.

 

[Luv2BFlyin]

Why is the f/o getting training? Are they going to train him how to wrestle the controls from the captain at low altitude? I'd hope SWAPA would be fighting that before worrying about the captain's job. Of course all of this is speculation as the NTSB has not finished their investigation yet.

 

[livin'thesim]

Why is the f/o getting training? Are they going to train him how to wrestle the controls from the captain at low altitude? I'd hope SWAPA would be fighting that before worrying about the captain's job. Of course all of this is speculation as the NTSB has not finished their investigation yet.

Most likely this is just CYA. If an incident happens, airlines always have to make sure everyone gets "re-trained", mostly for political reasons.

 

[K-Mart]

True, I was wondering if maybe Gary paid her some hush money to make her go away quietly for good?

If they paid her off I believe she would have resigned. Fire is fire so I'm thinking she has received nada.

 

[HowardBorden]

Is SWAPA going to try and get her job back?

They don't have a choice, that is their job whether they like it or not. SWAPA will argue the case to the best of their abilities.

"The union will ensure the terminated pilot receives their right to due process"