Robust
22nd Dec 2016, 19:03
Seeing numerous press reports about a pilot being tired and bullied to fly, but he had the courage to say no, but the question if this practice is still going on, how many pilots in that company are putting people at risk. I wonder if anybody has been held accountable yet?
Shropshire pilot wins Thomas Cook payout after sacking threat over refusal to fly while exhausted « Shropshire Star (http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2016/12/21/shropshire-pilot-wins-thomas-cook-payout-after-sacking-threat-over-refusal-to-fly-while-exhausted/)
Airline Captain Mike Simkins Wins Major Legal Victory Over Fatigue Issue (http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13925681.htm)
https://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2016/12/10/uk-pilot-wins-contest-airline-demands-fly-contrary-fatigue-rules/
Flying the red-eye: An airline apologises after threatening to sack a pilot who was too tired to fly | The Economist (http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2016/12/flying-red-eye)
Shropshire pilot wins Thomas Cook payout after sacking threat over refusal to fly while exhausted « Shropshire Star (http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2016/12/21/shropshire-pilot-wins-thomas-cook-payout-after-sacking-threat-over-refusal-to-fly-while-exhausted/)
Airline Captain Mike Simkins Wins Major Legal Victory Over Fatigue Issue (http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13925681.htm)
https://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2016/12/10/uk-pilot-wins-contest-airline-demands-fly-contrary-fatigue-rules/
Flying the red-eye: An airline apologises after threatening to sack a pilot who was too tired to fly | The Economist (http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2016/12/flying-red-eye)