Originally Posted by
ironbutt57
another "me too"
From a news article quoting the civil complaint:
Pina's complaint, filed by Tacoma attorney Lincoln C. Beauregard, names only Alaska Airlines as a defendant, accusing the company of committing "grossly abusive actions (that) epitomize the necessity and purpose of the #MeToo movement."
Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Ann Johnson said the captain has been grounded by the airline pending "an open and active investigation."
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/...t-lawsuit.html
I thought they said the airline already did an investigation, right? Will they do another one to get the 'correct' result?
Seems odd to me that the accuser was given six months off after claiming that she was raped while drunk on a short layover. It's hard to imagine an incident involving alcohol and pilots in the modern era where HIMS and the feds wouldn't get involved.
Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
As I don't see a time tag for the landing/next day's takeoff, I wonder what Alaska Airlines rules are on having a cocktail during trips between sectors.
I'm told Alaska has a 10 hour rule on abstention from alcohol consumption before performing flight duties.
Alaska Airlines was famously sued for cockpit porn in 1995 by a female MD-80 captain and a large cash settlement was reached. Her husband's unfortunate subsequent demise on Mount Everest was chronicled in Jon Krakeur's 1997 bestseller
Into Thin Air.