Hole found in Alaska plane (CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT IT)

KING5.com ^ | 12/27/05 | KING5.com

[paulat]

Thanks for the new link.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

feh, they didnt follow procedures. one ramper stands by the pit door and guides the belt loader in to a stop, the other drives it. They get hit often but you have to smack it hard to dent it like that.
Company rampers weren't much better but they had more to lose if they screwed up. Plus the Union would protect them.

[hole_n_one]

Hole found in Alaska plane

That's impossible.

I was in Vegas playing blackjack at the Golden Nugget all weekend.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL dont fly and drink!

[A.A. Cunningham]

jeremyhermanns.org

http://www.kirotv.com/news/5680634/detail.html#

[mastercylinder]

your welcome

[tarepeter]

..the airline says its a normal transition period..

any organization that puts a planeload of passengers in serious jeopardy and claims it a part of a normal transition is NUTS and not desereving of an airworthiness certificate

where are you FAA?

and people ride this death wagon?

[Felis_irritable]

"I tried Delta once, and was sure we were sardines."

At least you apparently got on the aircraft. Every time I fly Delta, a little cloud appears on the horizon, we do a ground hold for weather for 4 hours, and I miss my connections.

OK, maybe not every time, but it feels like it.

[Buddy B]

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[PAR35]

Maybe with all this publicity, Alaska will be paying attention to the safety issues.

Alaska has some maintenance issues as well. (Same deal - contracted out maintenance with mixed results).

[ASOC]

Not my point

GO with a low bidder, you get low-pay workers. Generally not well trained, likely not well motivated.
Stories of accident cover-ups, a huge rise in "incidents" on the tarmac and you gotta wonder - should I fly with these folks or not....the cost of tickets sure did not change. I'll admit the last time I flew with Alaska, like I had a choice, was tolerable, the times B4 that - simply intolerable.

I'll fly Delta if I can, but usually and in the winter almost always, the only choice is AKAir.

[paulat]

"The most important point Alaska executives wanted make for this report is that through the transition, not one passenger has ever been put in jeopardy."

Not anymore.

You nailed it. I'm waiting breathlessly for their response...but not as breathlessly as the passengers were....

[JennysCool]

CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT

TSA Screener movin' up?

[paulat]

TSA Screener movin' up?

Jenny...you are BAD!!! (LOL!!!)

[fallujah-nuker]

...I tried Delta once, and was sure we were sardines...

Delta bought Western Airlines in the eighties, who in turn bought Pacific Northern Airlines in the sixties. They were Alaska Airlines main competition back in the day.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks to Paulat for posting this must read article.

[Calpernia]

Aviation ping

[paulat]

Thanks for passing it on. It makes me sad...I remember when Alaska was a real class act!

[308MBR]

Cool one there!

Just poking holes in airplanes that Americans aren't willing to poke.

[Aeronaut]