Airasia X pilot suspended

[jetjockey696]

Air Asia X pilot suspended after Facebook post on MH370

An Air Asia X senior first officer has been suspended from the low-cost-carrier after posting up a public message on Facebook denying the crash of MAS flight MH370 and suggesting that the Government was hiding information pertaining to the airliner.

Tony Fernandes tweet
Air Asia CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes confirmed the suspension late Tuesday night via twitter, stating that it had been handed down pending investigation as the first officer had broken company policies.

AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani explained in reply MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan comment in Fernandes’ post that the suspension was given not due to a specific company policy but in light of sensitivities surrounding flight MH370.

The star Malaysia 26th March 2014

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[captjns]

Perhaps the little shave tail should have substantiated proof to back up his assertion. Perhaps the chap should have sought advice regarding company policy before going public. Oh well.

At the end of the day, I'm sure Air Asia X should have no issues filling the vacancy.

[vinayak]

Captjns there was no violation of any company code of conduct policy.

Read the above again.

Just the evil of social media absorbing yet another pilot!

[Roti Canai]

wonder why he posted this on Facebook in the first place.

[captjns]

Tony Fernandes tweet
Air Asia CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes confirmed the suspension late Tuesday night via twitter, stating that it had been handed down pending investigation as the first officer had broken company policies.


Well that's a matter of opinion, as you and I don't have a copy of the Company's Operations Manual stating restrictions about airing the airlines' dirty laundry to the public.

[squarecrow]

I looks like Vinayak is referring to the Paragraph below that one, nothing to do with Company Policy its to do with current sensitivities. What Company Dirty laundry? He made a comment on Facebook about another Company.

[Sky Dancer]

It's just a case of Tan Sri Tony obliging the powers that be, who have given him a big helping hand all along. Well done Tony !Any update on your Indian start up ?

[jetjockey696]

I guess Tony wants the last laugh... He is "THE BOSS" .. No wonder he calls his staff..including pilots "SUPERSTARS"

THe statement was published in there inflight magazine...

“Pilot training in AirAsia is continuous and very thorough. Rest assured that your captain is well prepared to ensure your plane will never get lost.”

I wondering if he is going suspend himself.. for his comment.. very untasteful...

[squarecrow]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asia's top budget carrier AirAsia on Saturday withdrew its latest inflight magazine and apologized for an offending article boasting that its well-trained pilots would never lose a plane.
AirAsia Executive Chairman Kamarudin Meranun expressed "deep regret and remorse," saying the latest issue of travel 3Sixty magazine was printed before the Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people disappeared March 8 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Kamarudin said the article was a monthly aviation column prepared well in advance by a retired pilot, who had worked for both AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines.
"This is a truly difficult time for the nation and words cannot describe how I personally feel of this incident," Kamarudin said in a statement. "It truly saddens me that this article was released at such an inopportune moment. Again, I repeatedly offer my sincere apologies for any discomfort this may have caused."
MORE: Full coverage and the latest on Malaysia Airlines disaster (http://www.usatoday.com/topic/2ac76bc2-ae4d-426f-976c-bf3a6f2e160f/malaysia-airlines-disaster/)
The article sparked anger on social media after an AirAsia passenger posted a photograph of the text on Twitter late Friday.
The last paragraph read: "Pilot training in AirAsia is continuous and very thorough. Rest assured that your captain is well prepared to ensure your plane will never get lost."
AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes also echoed the apology.
"As soon as we were informed on Twitter, we withdrew. Once again, apologies. It has been a difficult time for all in the industry," he tweeted.
Kamarudin said disciplinary action would be taken against the magazine's editorial team.
The fate of the Malaysian airline remained a mystery nearly a month after it vanished. A multinational search team is racing against time to find the flight recorders in the Indian Ocean where it was believed to have crashed. No floating wreckage has been found in the water so far.
It wasn't the first faux pas for AirAsia.
On the day the plane went missing, Fernandes said on Twitter that the aircraft's radio had failed and that all were safe, but later deleted the tweet.