Comair Pilot Error

OK, John, assume for the moment you're the hiring authority, and let's
further assume you don't privately own the carrier, that you have a
boss.

Here's the conversation at your performance review. "Yeah, boss, I know
he was at the controls when that airplane crashed, but I hired him
anyway. I think he's the best choice from the 150 who applied and I
don't care if that that decision becomes publicly known and we lose 10%
market share for a year."

If I was the boss, I'd be thinking you made an avoidable error unless
you could convenience me the universe of qualified ATRs was very
limited. That old rule about the two kinds of mistakes in hiring comes
into play. The first kind of mistake is rejecting a qualified
applicant, the second is hiring an unqualified one. You can make many
mistakes of the first kind to avoid making one of the second kind.

It's an intresting topic and really a diversion from thinking about the
awful circumstances that started the thread.

CLEAR!


ohn Gaquin wrote:
"Tony" wrote in message

.. -- will the public be
willing to buy tickets on the carrier who hires a pilot involved in
this incident?

The public doesn't know who's flying the plane, and beyond superficial lip
service, the public doesn't care. They make a lot of noise about safety,
but when it comes time to book the trip to Disney, or Aunt Myrtle's 90th
birthday, whoever sells the cheapest seat is the winner.