Mexican airline Volaris fires pilot who recorded near-crash
독립 항공 분석가 호세 수아레즈는 1만 피트 이하의 모든 것에 멸균된 객실 절차가 적용된다고 말했습니다. 조종사들은 산만함을 제한하기 위해 당면한 임무에만 집중할 수 있다고 그는 말했습니다. 그러나 수아레스는 살메론이 비행기의 브레이크를 밟고 있어 위험을 초래하지 않는다고 언급하면서 규칙이 자주 위반된다고 덧붙였습니다. 볼라리스는 “이 조종사의 해고를 정당화할 이유를 찾고 있다”고 말했습니다. “네, ‘무균 오두막’에 대한 문제도 있지만, 진짜 문제는, 그녀가 정말 왜 직장을 잃었는가 하는 것입니다.” 조종사 조합 ASPA는 경쟁 항공사인 Aeromexico AEROMEX의 노동자를 대표합니다.MX는 성명에서 살메론의 해고에 대해 “걱정스럽다”고 밝혔고, 이후 그녀가 노조에 가입했다고 말했습니다. Aeromexico는 Salmeron이 그 이후 회사에 입사했는지에 대한 확인을 거부했습니다. (카일리 매드리 보도, 조시 카오 편집) (카일리)Madry@thomsonreuters.com;)입니다.
MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Mexican airline Volaris VOLARA.MX fired a pilot who filmed two of the carrier’s planes nearly crashing at Mexico City’s international airport in May, as the pilot broke airline rules by using a phone when she was not allowed to, Volaris said on Friday.
The pilot, Libertad Salmeron, acknowledged in interviews that she broke the “sterile cabin” guidelines, but insisted she had asked her superior for permission to record the video and warned the pilots involved in the near-crash that the runway at Benito Juarez International Airport was occupied.
The video, which Salmeron said she recorded as she was waiting on one runway to take off, shows a Volaris plane coming close to landing on top of another plane.
“Volaris ended its working relationship with First Official Salmeron for not guaranteeing the fulfillment of sterile cabin procedures and the… care of our clients,” the airline said in a statement.
Sterile cabin procedures apply to anything below 10,000 feet, said independent aviation analyst Jose Suarez. Pilots are only allowed to focus on the task at hand to limit distractions, he said.
However, Suarez added the rule is frequently broken, noting Salmeron had her plane’s brakes in place, meaning she posed no risk.
Volaris “is looking for a reason to justify the firing of this pilot,” Suarez said. “Yes, there’s the issue of ‘sterile cabin,’ but the real question is, is that really why she lost her job?”
Pilots union ASPA, which represents workers at rival airline Aeromexico AEROMEX.MX, said in a statement it was “worried” about Salmeron’s firing and that she had subsequently joined the union.
Aeromexico declined to confirm whether Salmeron had since joined the company.
(Reporting by Kylie Madry; Editing by Josie Kao)
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