Originally Posted by squarecrow
Dear Fellow Pruners,
I recently heard about a Company from a friend which to me seems unbelievable, I would be interested to hear your thoughts too Thankyou in advance.
Apparently this op (which will remain anonymous for now) which is part of a larger op in another country. It has never set up systems for crew renewal etc. example I hear most crew's line checks from previous company expired by several months and safety equipment procedures annual check all expiring and yet nothing being as yet sorted to retest them. My friend is considering refusing to fly for this mess until they sort it out. There are other issues But for now what would you do?
Thanks for reading, the Square Bear legal eagle
Normally, I'm all in favor of following the chain of command and respecting the hierarchy. In most cases I would suggest contacting a manager and working my way up until I got satisfaction.
But apparently, not only is management a source of this problem, but what's also apparent is the lack of oversight from any local government authority.
Does all that sound more or less correct so far?
Since the operation in question is part of a larger "mainline" type operation (presumably without the same problems) in another country I *might* suggest working through the "mainline" chain of command. I can't believe they'd willingly put their passengers at risk on a code share agreement with a substandard "partner".
If that fails, then presenting the entire code share arrangement (if that's what it truly is) to the aviation authority that oversees the "mainline" operation might be in order.
Like I said, I normally advise people *against* going straight to the authority charged with oversight. I *usually* recommend that people work their way through the chain of command.
But again, culture is important and without exactly knowing the players here, it sort of sounds like a whole culture of lying and cheating. Time to think outside the box.
Good luck.