Originally Posted by
Sikpilot
Hope this Delta pilot never sees the inside of a cockpit again. The flying public deserves better.
I think one of the points of the long passage that you re-quoted is that this pilot indeed has a possible path back to the cockpit though it may be long and tedious.
In my observation alcohol is one of the cards like gender and race that can be played in a U.S. airline termination hearing. I'm sure many people really do have an alcohol problem and recover their careers though the HIMS program (
himsprogram.com). However, I've seen a few instances over the years where it appeared to me that a HIMS letter of agreement between the company and the union was invoked to excuse bizarre or violent behavior when alcohol wasn't really a player.