joblow
27th Feb 2015, 03:51
United airlines has sent a letter to all crew following a number of near misses recently
Part of the letter refers
" Recent events in our operation have dictated that we communicate with all of you immediately. Over the past few weeks, our airline has experienced what we would categorize as major safety events and near-misses.
In Flight Operations we have seen two events in close proximity to terrain (one resulting in a GPWS pull-up maneuver), an Undesired Aircraft State on departure and a low fuel state on arrival after a deviation from a Sabre Flight Plan routing.
We are currently seeing a lot of movement in the pilot group, such as retirements, seat movements and new hires, that -- while welcome -- introduces significant risk to the operation. While no one ever shows up to work with the goal of intentionally making a mistake, we are human and mistakes happen. What we can control is how we conduct ourselves on each and every flight. If you have ever used the term “Standard Brief” before departure, you have not complied with an SOP. If you have ever exceeded Stabilized Approach Criteria intentionally and not executed a go-around, you are not in compliance "
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This situation seems to be the result of a race to the bottom by airlines worldwide . Grueling rosters, shortage of crew , poor salaries resulting in a lack of interest in becoming a pilot , lack of experience in the flight deck . This is not the fault of the up and coming generation . But a lot of the new pilots have never flown anything other than a big shiny jet since they got their licence . This is not where you gain necessary experience, the generation that cut their teeth in the military or bush flying Have started to retire and those numbers are increasing rapidly .
Part of the letter refers
" Recent events in our operation have dictated that we communicate with all of you immediately. Over the past few weeks, our airline has experienced what we would categorize as major safety events and near-misses.
In Flight Operations we have seen two events in close proximity to terrain (one resulting in a GPWS pull-up maneuver), an Undesired Aircraft State on departure and a low fuel state on arrival after a deviation from a Sabre Flight Plan routing.
We are currently seeing a lot of movement in the pilot group, such as retirements, seat movements and new hires, that -- while welcome -- introduces significant risk to the operation. While no one ever shows up to work with the goal of intentionally making a mistake, we are human and mistakes happen. What we can control is how we conduct ourselves on each and every flight. If you have ever used the term “Standard Brief” before departure, you have not complied with an SOP. If you have ever exceeded Stabilized Approach Criteria intentionally and not executed a go-around, you are not in compliance "
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This situation seems to be the result of a race to the bottom by airlines worldwide . Grueling rosters, shortage of crew , poor salaries resulting in a lack of interest in becoming a pilot , lack of experience in the flight deck . This is not the fault of the up and coming generation . But a lot of the new pilots have never flown anything other than a big shiny jet since they got their licence . This is not where you gain necessary experience, the generation that cut their teeth in the military or bush flying Have started to retire and those numbers are increasing rapidly .