A week ago we learned about what unfolded on Jet Airways' flight 119 from London to Mumbai on January 1, 2018. According to reports, the male pilot slapped the female pilot, who came out of the cockpit sobbing. Then the cabin crew persuaded her to go back into the cockpit, and most crazy of all,…
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Really confused here...the title says that both pilots were fired but then you wrote that you would feel bad if the female pilot loses her job. So, did she get fired or not?
Also you wrote that the male pilot got his license suspended immediately but then go on to write that the senior commander may also have his license revoked. Was his license revoked or not?
Love the pace at which this was resolved. Had it been in the US, we'd be dilly-dallying over who and what still.
Frankly I'm more concerned about my neighbour who is the captain for the Delta 777 from CVG to CDG - a route I travel frequently. I've never seen him sober when at home and I'm pretty sure he goes to the local AA. But again, it's Delta so what should I expect? :/
Good work 9E
I agree @Jared. I'm happy swift punishment was handed out to the captain who hit the woman and left the cockpit unattended. If all of that is true the punishment seems fitting.
As reported I'm not sure why the female pilot was fired. It would be interesting to get more details. Also curious why the most senior captain in the fleet was flying as the co-pilot. Ben do you know how these duties are assigned? I always assumed the more senior pilot would be the captain on the flight.
Ok, so the "tree for the forest" both pilots will not have a problem getting another job. That's the reality here. World wide pilot shortage
The 'Commander' thing.....this is pretty common for european airlines too. For example at BA there is no such rank as 'Commander' the rank is Captain. But in all the safety/SOP manuals the title Captain is not used. Commander is. This is because often there is more than one Captain in the flight deck at one time. One could be a training Captain assessing another Captain. In another scenario there can be a relief Captain. However at any given time an in any given safety scenario there is only one Commander. This is communicated to all the crew and throughout a long range flight the Commander can change.
Seems completely unfair if the woman pilot was fired because she left the cockpit. Was she supposed to sit there and be physically abused? She left in charge a senior pilot when she left. I'm sure she felt threatened after the slapping. She's not allowed to remove herself from the situation....even for a short while?
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The male pilot will have no trouble getting a new job with a revoked license?
No Donald, the pilot in command cannot abandon the cockpit, nor can the first officer. Leaving a cockpit without a pilot endangered the aircraft and all aboard her. Period. Slapping the Captain was inexcusable and the co-pilot was rightly fired. But no matter how bad circumstances were up front, the Captain cannot simply abandon her duties mid-flight. The lives of the passengers and crew were at stake. Her inability to compose herself and reassert command demonstrated an abrogation of her duties. She had to be fired.
Fun times at Jet Airways. Yesterday, a Jet air hostess was arrested by Indian customs authorities for smuggling US dollars. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arrested-jet-airways-air-hostess-deveshi-kulshresthas-husband-deposited-her-money-didnt-know-source-1798201