Crew Competence on DL Connection Carriers
May 20, 2009, 1:08 pm
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Believe me, if there were any meaningful connection between the crash of CO 3407 & DL/NW, I'd have had it up on the Delta Sucks blog long ago; there's nothing there.
May 20, 2009, 2:55 pm
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It has no current relevance. Pinnacle is free to contract with anyone at this point, and Colgan has absolutely has no relationship with DL/NW. The insurance policy is an historical artifact.
Believe me, if there were any meaningful connection between the crash of CO 3407 & DL/NW, I'd have had it up on the Delta Sucks blog long ago; there's nothing there.
Believe me, if there were any meaningful connection between the crash of CO 3407 & DL/NW, I'd have had it up on the Delta Sucks blog long ago; there's nothing there.
Still promoting your own blog, eh?
May 24, 2009, 6:44 pm
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May 24, 2009, 9:56 pm
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tragic incident all around, but what gets me the most is the revelation in the latest news articles that the captain failed numerous checkrides and Colgan was unaware of all but one. I'm not a pilot but I would have figured there was more to the FAA qualification system than sheer "honor" system, although I suppose that's how pilots record their hours, etc. But wouldn't the pilot administering the checkride have some paperwork to turn in to the FAA? or is it just "hey man you failed, better luck next time, no harm no foul?"
btw, gte157q- i'll recognize those characters anywhere.. 4 years was quite enough - although, those gte prefix years were before me.. i had a gtg prefix - as a fellow Georgia Tech, it's good to meet you! Ramblin' wreck from Georgia Tech!
Jul 31, 2009, 1:32 pm
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