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Ryan Air Pilots Have Safety Concerns
RyanAir pilots feel they cannot report safety issues. (www.nbcnews.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I use Ryanair since 10 years and for my family it is the most competetive airline here in europe. Sometimes is strange to stand in a row and it is not comfortable but nevertheless i feel safety due to good pilots....
So let me get this straight, the IAA launched an investigation because they landed with min fuel? How did Ryanair violate a reg.? Ryanair doesnt write the laws! How many of you fly with full tanks everywhere you go?
The IAA has a safety reporting program. Of course the union doesn't go to the regulators, its easier to fight safety concerns in the news media.
The IAA has a safety reporting program. Of course the union doesn't go to the regulators, its easier to fight safety concerns in the news media.
Speaking of MIN fuel, on a Dash 8-100 I had to completely drain ALL the fuel for a fuel calibration as I was using the DRY Method (much easier and cheaper). I was able to sump a grand total of about 4 gallons (only about 80% full in a 5 gallon bucket). I do not know the fuel consumption required for a go around, but I am glad he did not need one.
No investigation was launched and the truth be known, me and my lead were the only ones who knew as the fuel qty was on MEL.
No investigation was launched and the truth be known, me and my lead were the only ones who knew as the fuel qty was on MEL.
The boss of Ryanair would probably do well running a nazi concentration camp or a Soviet gulag complex.A total autocrat.Re an earlier post,there has been an incident with this outfit,one that saw the airplane being destroyed at Ciampino airport.Not the fault of the airline,(a multiple bird strike)but a hull loss is a hull loss.
Germany's biggest hero pilot (former East-German airline INTERFLUG and later Germania), who fought a hijacker, was fired for telling such problems to the press ^^
HAVING WATCH THE BBC PROGRAMME LAST NIGHT I DON'T NO WHO TO BELIEVE
BUT SAFETY MUST COME FIRST EVERY TIME, AND NOT PROFIT
BUT SAFETY MUST COME FIRST EVERY TIME, AND NOT PROFIT
Not that I'm advocating RyanAir, but 29 years without a single incident that has resulted in even one passenger or crew fatality is an impressive record. It contrasts markedly from many other discount airlines from around the world. Even many legacy carriers don't have 29 blemish free years. Some others (who will remain nameless) have many more incidents resulting in fatalities.
Having slept on it, I question the impartiality the article's perspective. Last night I was accepting the premise without question. But someone may have an ax to grind.
The record speaks for itself. Maybe the opposite of the suggested relationship between agency and safety is true. Maybe, having the agency model keeps pilots on their toes and creates greater safety. It has worked for 29 years. Most carriers with union representation have a worse safety record (as measured by number of fatalities in the last 29 years, or any 29 year period, or their entire existence).
I'd like to see a valid comparison of safety data for agency aviators vs. unionized aviators before accepting this assumption again. Ironically, RyanAir's stellar safety record may be responsible for tipping the scales in the favor if agency.
Having slept on it, I question the impartiality the article's perspective. Last night I was accepting the premise without question. But someone may have an ax to grind.
The record speaks for itself. Maybe the opposite of the suggested relationship between agency and safety is true. Maybe, having the agency model keeps pilots on their toes and creates greater safety. It has worked for 29 years. Most carriers with union representation have a worse safety record (as measured by number of fatalities in the last 29 years, or any 29 year period, or their entire existence).
I'd like to see a valid comparison of safety data for agency aviators vs. unionized aviators before accepting this assumption again. Ironically, RyanAir's stellar safety record may be responsible for tipping the scales in the favor if agency.