Yikes, well this is one way to end your career…
Continue reading: Retiring Icelandair Pilot In Trouble For Startling Town With Surprise Flyover
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I'll never go to China because this is what the Chinese government does, it makes planes flying into Keflavik fly low when the pilots are retiring. It's the same with Tokyo, China, and Thai Airways that only serves Chinese food.*
*This comment is parody (mockery?), sort of.
Why didn't the first officer intervene by broadcasting either on the radio or transponder?
It seems a rather stupid way to possibly lose your pension.
I would to the same as pilot. One two champagne and then let the fun flight begin
I thought I had read that Icelandair had retired the 757, but no it’s still flying. Is this the final year in service I wonder?
When being in the area and seeing a plane come over so low, this would not only have left me „startled“ but extremely worried.
I would have assumed, that plane was in some serious trouble and would have expected to see a fireball or rising black smoke on the horizon any time soon.
Pure emotional stress.
I hope they can find some serious regulations which the pilot violated and get him punished severely, at least financially.
@Rassalas: no, not inherently.
Perhaps he did something illegal, and if so rightly deserves legal action against him.
But also, perhaps the airline uses it as justification to keep his pension for themselves, even if there's no consequence for them.
Union's aren't perfect (and lord knows I loathe my own quite a bit at the moment), but they can serve a good purpose.
So many ppl defending this nonsense on social media. Apparently no one remembers the Costa Concordia disaster
Vestmannaeyjar is actually a really cool place. Totally worth the ferry ride there.
Clearly, pilot got in trouble for this; what can they do, fire him? Well, probably threaten his retirement. Probably will make an example of him, so others don’t make a habit of it.
I live in NYC; certain fly-bys happen here all the time. C-130 or Osprays (I assume from NJ or Westpoint) will fly up and down the Hudson, do a circle around the Statue of Liberty. It’s kinda cool to see.
Woah, this has nothing to do with unions; what is wrong with some of you corporate cucks? You clearly hate workers and enjoy shilling for management. Lickin’ those tasty boots. Eww.
Who cares? Nothing about this is unsafe. People need to relax. Wild that anyone is up in arms over this.
Passangers/crew onboard? Hope they throw the book at him and deny most pension benefits, with license revoked.
While organ donors (bikers) and other loud car dipshits are just that, this has no place in civilian aviation.
By flying this low, he entered the airspace for drones, gliders, and other small flying objects that are not expecting a commercial plane. Additionally, there are regulations about how low you can fly over people and infrastructure, which he broke by a substantial amount. While some may view this as "fun," what he did was dangerous for others. I hope they throw the book at him to prevent copycats.
By flying this low, he entered the airspace for drones, gliders, and other small flying objects that are not expecting a commercial plane. Additionally, there are regulations about how low you can fly over people and infrastructure, which he broke by a substantial amount. While some may view this as "fun," what he did was dangerous for others. I hope they throw the book at him to prevent copycats.
*original post was submitted as a reply, so I resubmitted.
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Performative outrage is all we have left, sir.
I lived in Iceland many years ago and have some insight into their small town politics (still under 400k). I do NOT understand the current tourism explosion's impacts (I just tell folks to go eat at a gas station for real Icelandic food - gotten several positive comments afterwards - think high end truck stop where the locals really do eat). I'm also familiar with Heimay, Westmann Islands where this occurred - any issue break to the ocean. This is maybe 100 kms from KEF.
Wow, too low.
Anyway, there is no way his (kennitalla (-ur?)) pension can be revoked that I know of without revoking his citizenship. Case closed for those suggesting theft of his pension that he paid into for 40 years (not saying he can't be fined for his actions, but you can't steal his pension).