M.Mouse
The remark that HiSpeedTape made concerning the use of the telephone and ACARS etc are indeed relevant. The telephone in my company has a bypass code for long distance calls, which in the strict sense should not be used for personal calls, however this is not always the case. Obviously you have never ever flown aircraft that are ACARS or HF equipped so there is no need to expand on this subject.
The 39 year employee in question was only a few months from retirement so why all the unnecessary fuss and wasted dollars in firing him.
This is just another example of security running amuck the most glaring example being airport security itself.
It’s the same mind set folks. Policemen do not understand aviation and never will, sad but true…
The AC management in this instant needs to give their collective heads a shake. In this current economic climate they would be well advised to keep track of the big picture. No company needs or wants this type of
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