FIRED FOR FUEL?
Can anyone quote one instance where a reputable airline has fired a Captain for consistantly taking too much extra fuel?
When my airline reduced the descent and diversion fuel, I just increased the amount of extra I put on to cover 20 mins hold at London...never diverted and never declared a fuel emergency or PAN.
Why are people so reluctant to declare a MAYDAY?
I see it in the simulator all the time...it doesn't cost anything!
Remember the South American B707 at Kennedy.