Nowhere in the original article does it say what the dispute was about. We seem to have developed group think that it was about operational / CRM issues and spun off on those tangents.
But what if it was about something different, eg tour of duty limits. This flight has a tour of duty limit of 18 hours, which may be extended to 20 hours at the pilots' discretion. Thunderstorms delayed the departure, possibly pushing the ToD beyond the 18 hour limit. What if the S/O said he was not extending (which he is perfectly entitled to do) and then the CPT started bullying him to change his mind?
Last edited by Bleve; 23rd Aug 2012 at 02:22.