[Dugie8]

This is one of those conundrums (sp?). Of course we all should try to look out for one another, but you also have to draw the line when covering someone elses ass gets yours in the sling. Also, the repeated cover ups don't fix the underlying problem. Sure, on day 4 after a 16 hour, 8 leg, crappy wx day, someone over sleeps on min crew rest, you help each other out. But when these guys are not where they are supposed to be, in the hotel on RONs, etc, you start walking a thin line.

My captain this month is bent on making sure we call the times in such a way that it makes our ground crews look good (not padding times mind you, but things like load complete at 1100 when we are scheduled to depart at 1115, etc). This kind of thinking, while can help out when the ground crew is busting hump but has things out of their control make them late, doesn't fix the problem if other people are slacking.

I'm all for being a nice guy, but don't be so quick to compromise SOPs and yourself, just to cover someone elses arse.