[xxqqzz]

old story, but interesting in light of recent events. They had her declared insane so she couldn't fly because she complained about safety issues. Then the case went to trial, Delta lost and appealed, but eventually settled.

[xxqqzz]

I meant October 22, 2022 on the date.

[jimtorr]

.....psychiatrist picked by the airline, who diagnosed a bipolar disorder.

Delta's hand-picked phycho diagnosed a bipolar disorder, not insane. For a flight career, tho, the difference is minimal. She should have gotten a lot more than .5 mil, and the psycho should lose his license.

[Retain Mike]

Her pointing out gaps in training reminded me of the USS Fitzgerald collision killing several sailors. The OOD, JOOD, and CIC watch officer were all female and ended up on the wrong side of green table for court martial. They were found guilty of violating at least nine counts of navigation rules. Their defense attorney offered the point that the problem extended to senior officers. The ship captain and others as far back as the Pentagon got four punches on their diversity tickets, because the CIC watch officer was also black.

I have heard many lamentations about how the Navy officer corps does not seem like a meritocracy anymore. I still remember reading the USNI article by the person in charge of Academy admissions writing with great enthusiasm that the incoming freshman class mirrored the ethnic makeup of the general population.

[Rockingham]

Airline pilots have an active and potent union — and they need it. Airlines are capital intensive and a high wire act for management. They often prefer to ignore safety issues in order to save money. When safety issues crop up, they tend to instinctively try to marginalize or punish those who complain.

[AlaskaErik]

$500,000 isn’t even going to begin to cover what she lost in wages between 2016 and now. Maybe there was another agreement to cover lost wages, but I don’t know. We have a daughter-in-law who is an airline captain and $500,000 is less than two years wages for her.