FA suit over PAX with electronics
 

Had not hear anything about this suit until now, seems FA think that allowing electronics out during take off / landing is dangerous.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/5...union.html.csp

Power Trip - FA union wants you to stow your electonics..
 

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/o...w-electronics/

I always wondered if this bothered FAs since they can no longer tell people to turn off their electronics. To me, it always seemed like they enjoyed this part of their job.

Although I find it odd, even before I could listen to musics below 10k feet, I never was told to physically put my device away. I don't understand the difference.

Maybe this was symbolic of their power and they want this one thing back..

Or maybe they just, you know, want people to pay attention to the safety briefings.

From now on all dangerous projectiles will be stored. No dinner rolls with meals!

No lap kids.

except that the rules have always allowed them to keep talking into the dictaphone while using their electric shaver... probably just as distracting to the person, and more distracting to everyone else

I don't think that is it, I think they just want to be able to tell people to turn them off. I think it is psychological.

I never paid attention before, left my ear-buds or headphones on irregardless of what they where saying. Others wear ear plugs.

There's at least one current thread on this in the more apt travel security family of forums, (see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/pract...ectronics.html) and I'll move this thread there as well. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.

Come on people, is it really that hard to give 3 minutes of attention before burying yourself back into your own little electronic world?

I agree.

The thing is most of us have been up many times, there's nothing new in the safety briefing. That's why we keep on with what we are doing when it comes on.

One should not talk, though, so as to not interfere with the few people that actually do need it.

I'm going with the "power trip" theory - either the FAs themselves or maybe the union itself trying to make some sort of point.

By way of comparison, Qantas and Virgin Australia started allowing the use of small electronics (laptops still have to be stowed) during takeoff and landing in late August.

I've had about 10 flights since then - including one a day or so after the new policy - and haven't noticed any attitude or resistance on the part of the FAs. They've just changed the announcement appropriately, and they don't interfere with passengers who are complying with the new rules.

You are biased to this situation.

I think you mis-understood, I don't think there is currently a problem.

Yes? Is that the answer you where looking for?

Have you flown recently? When ever is it only ever 3 minutes? Even the safety videos have turned into 10 minutes of trying to hard at comedy.

I think FAs have a need to gain a submissive edge over the pax on the plane in the same way you might have said "keep your hands on the wheel". Exerting command authority to gauge a reaction. FAs at that point could either diffuse situations with trouble makers, or make examples out of them.

They lost this option and seat belts do not work, most pax want that false sense of security.

I don't think it is all FAs of course, but there are some I have met where I could see this being an issue for them.

Command authority? Those who actually have and use command authority do not "exert" it to gauge a reaction. They do so to take command of a situation.

Doesn't matter. Your mind is made up. Your desires are more important than anything anyone else might do or say.

Have a nice life.

They enjoy saying no for anything and want a reason back to say it