The last of Vueling (Spain)
Vueling Company (Spain):
-Salary conditions are unique in Europe: 838,30 € per month plus allowances. With that money the pilot (FO) must pay housing, transportation, nights out, meals, etc..And it should get refreshed on the fly.
-To access the job, forced the First Officer must pay 16.000 €. According to the Company (VUELING) that money is to pay the course of adaptation to the airline flight, simulators and restrictions.
It reminds me the following gentlemen:
On 12 February 2009, a Dash-8-Q400 Colgan Air Company crashed near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing 50 people in the accident. The commander and the copilot Marvin Renslow Rebecca Shaw, 47 and 24 years respectively, acted in an uncoordinated manner and incorrect alignment in the middle of a storm with icing.
According to research from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the information that came to light in some media, the passenger Rebecca Shaw agreed to fly in spite of not being in good condition for flight, as it had not rested properly and was with cold symptoms.
The young copilot, who met all training requirements, moved last night from his home in Seattle to Newark and sat in the crew room at the airport where "there is a sofa with my name," says she told the crew FedEx extracrew brought her the night before the accident.
In the early hours of the accident the captain and copilot Renslow Shaw talked about the poor working conditions in the company Colgan Air, and the co-pilot complained of low wages. Shaw said he earned $ 17,000 a year, although Colgan Air co-pilot later reported that the claimed $ 23,400 (€ 17,000) last year (source: nydailynews).
The incorrect performance of the crew could be due to fatigue, the most dangerous aspect of the human factor. "Fatigue is comparable to driving drunk, has the same effect as alcohol," said Kitty Higgins of the NTSB. Fatigue and low wages have been considered as possible factors in aircraft accidents, and the lifestyle of the co-pilot of 24 years has been given as an example in discussions. (Source: nydailynews)
The crew acted incorrectly in the Zip-line approach of 3407 to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, reacting uncoordinated and incorrect. The research questioned the professional profile of the commander, who struggled in flight simulators. Also, Roger Cox, the NTSB suggested that the young Shaw could be under the effects of fatigue from the journey from his home last night because his salary could not afford a hotel or a room near Newark
Last edited by NEWYEAR; 19th November 2010 at 19:36.