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Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Two Allegiant Air executives, the vice president of operations and the director of flight safety, were at the controls of the flight that made an emergency landing last week because it was nearly out of fuel.
Greg Baden, Allegiant's vice president of operations, and Michael Wuerger, director of flight safety, government affairs and quality assurance, were flying Allegiant's Flight 426 from McCarran International Airport to the Fargo, N.D., Hector International Airport on July 23.
A representative of Allegiant confirmed that Baden and Wuerger were flying the plane, adding it is not uncommon for members of operations management to take flights to maintain their pilot status.
... An Allegiant pilot who requested anonymity said ... the two executives flew Flight 426 because the airline is short of qualified pilots.
Read more: http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/allegiant-air-execs-controls-flight-landed-low-fuel
TexasProgresive
(12,164 posts)That's a recipe for disaster or something.
Renew Deal
(81,893 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)No responsible pilots would takeoff without enough fuel to reach their destination... even in spite of delays and other factors that require more time in the air. If they lose the licenses it would be considered a bonus safety factor to the flying public.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,352 posts)Yes, they were in to their reserves but I don't see what the big news deal is.
The controller forced him to declare an emergency- which was the right thing to do, technically.
This isn't the first time an airliner had to declare for fuel. I suppose the complication was the airport was closed. Without that complication, the controller would have given him priority without much fuss.