Comments on: 9 Hours on a Runway Because of Unions? http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/ A smaller government is a better government. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hans http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/#comment-1491 Hans Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:20:33 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1972#comment-1491 Maybe your government structure is antiguated as well..))) .-= Hans´s last blog ..<a href="http://internationmusing.blogspot.com/2009/08/un-and-cypress-at-odds-over-asparagus.html" rel="nofollow">U.N. and Cypress At Odds Over Asparagus; Pointless!!!</a> =-. Maybe your government structure is antiguated as well..)))
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]]> By: Forgotten Liberty http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/#comment-1490 Forgotten Liberty Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:54:35 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1972#comment-1490 This story was the perfect storm because one set of government regulations (FAA) were keeping the crew from taking off and another set of government regulations (TSA) were keeping them from getting off the plane. The sad thing is the airline always gets blamed for these situations and it hurts their business when it isn't even their fault. One time, at the airport where I work, we had a plane take a 2 hour delay early one Sunday morning because a passenger broke a light bulb when he tried to shove his over-sized carryon bag into the overhead. Per FAA regulations a certified FAA mechanic had to come and remove the bit of light bulb left in the socket and remove the little pieces of glass that had fallen in the overhead bin. The captain or first officer was perfectly capable of doing this but it would have been against the law. It was 6:00am on a Sunday so we had to call our mechanic and wake him up. Then we had to wait for him to get dressed and drive in. When he got there all he did was take a rag and clean the glass up and sign the repair log book. It took under a minute to clean up but because of government regulations passenger had to wait over 2 hours. Of course all the passenger were mad at us (the employees) and they were saying they are never going to fly our airline again because stuff like this always happens. The government controls every single aspect of the airline industry. .-= Forgotten Liberty´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Forgottenlibertycom/~3/wnWN77e-9Po/" rel="nofollow">The White House is Backing Away From the Public Option in Health Care Reform. Victory for Conservatives?</a> =-. This story was the perfect storm because one set of government regulations (FAA) were keeping the crew from taking off and another set of government regulations (TSA) were keeping them from getting off the plane. The sad thing is the airline always gets blamed for these situations and it hurts their business when it isn’t even their fault. One time, at the airport where I work, we had a plane take a 2 hour delay early one Sunday morning because a passenger broke a light bulb when he tried to shove his over-sized carryon bag into the overhead. Per FAA regulations a certified FAA mechanic had to come and remove the bit of light bulb left in the socket and remove the little pieces of glass that had fallen in the overhead bin. The captain or first officer was perfectly capable of doing this but it would have been against the law. It was 6:00am on a Sunday so we had to call our mechanic and wake him up. Then we had to wait for him to get dressed and drive in. When he got there all he did was take a rag and clean the glass up and sign the repair log book. It took under a minute to clean up but because of government regulations passenger had to wait over 2 hours. Of course all the passenger were mad at us (the employees) and they were saying they are never going to fly our airline again because stuff like this always happens. The government controls every single aspect of the airline industry.
.-= Forgotten Liberty´s last blog ..The White House is Backing Away From the Public Option in Health Care Reform. Victory for Conservatives? =-.

]]> By: burro http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/#comment-1488 burro Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:04:07 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1972#comment-1488 I stand by my statement. Just substitute the words "government bureaucracies" for the word "unions." Both are groups of people who create rules that prevent them from having to think. It is ironic, yet understandable, that flying - an act that is supposed to symbolize freedom and independence - is one of the most regulated. .-= burro´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIndependentBloghorn/~3/j6qAl46-YZ4/" rel="nofollow">Attack of the Clones: Battle of Bloghorn</a> =-. I stand by my statement. Just substitute the words “government bureaucracies” for the word “unions.” Both are groups of people who create rules that prevent them from having to think.

It is ironic, yet understandable, that flying – an act that is supposed to symbolize freedom and independence – is one of the most regulated.
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]]> By: Harrison http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/#comment-1487 Harrison Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:51:15 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1972#comment-1487 Thanks for setting me straight! We'll give the unions a pass on this one!! Thanks for setting me straight! We’ll give the unions a pass on this one!!

]]> By: dickster1961 http://capitolcommentary.com/2009/08/17/9-hours-on-a-runway-because-of-unions/#comment-1486 dickster1961 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:35:54 +0000 http://harrisonprice.com/?p=1972#comment-1486 It is actually FAA regulations that limit the amount of time pilots and crew can be in the air flying. They are required to have a certain amount of down time between flights. .-= dickster1961´s last blog ..<a href="http://dickstersrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/08/music-monday-jimmy-buffett-son-of-son.html" rel="nofollow">Music Monday-Jimmy Buffett "Son of a Son of a Sailor"</a> =-. It is actually FAA regulations that limit the amount of time pilots and crew can be in the air flying. They are required to have a certain amount of down time between flights.
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