PA-22-108
02-10-09, 11:33
Uma situação de veras interessante. E que revela como uma carreira profissional pode ficar irremediavelmente destruída.
Cumprimentos
Captain Peter Burkill, the pilot who saved 152 passengers by landing a stricken jet at Heathrow airport, has signed on the dole after failing to get a job - because he has a crash on his CV.
He was commended after his heroic actions averted disaster as his Boeing 777 narrowly avoided crash landing when its engines failed two miles short of the runway.
But the 44 year-old, who took voluntary redundancy last month after 20 years with BA, has already been turned down for one pilot's job and heard nothing back from dozens of other airlines.
He has now been forced to live on £64-a-week Jobseeker's Allowance.
Airline Korean Air - which has a fleet of Boeing 777s like the one Peter flew at BA - turned him down because his CV showed he was a pilot in charge of a plane which had ''crashed''.
Peter's wife Maria, 34, said the family even faced losing their £500,000 home in Worcester if he did not get a new job soon.
She said on Tuesday: ''Korean Air said they wanted somebody who didn't have a crash on their record.
''If only they would see how fantastic Pete is and how experienced he is but they refuse to see past the fact that his plane did crash land. They don't want to know the reasons behind it.
''It is frustrating because Pete is a pilot and loves flying. He decided to leave British Airways for lots of reasons but he still wants to fly.''
Maria is also taking on extra hours as a paramedic while Peter stays at home and looks after their three children.
She said: ''Pete was given 52 weeks pay as part of his redundancy but sooner or later that money is going to run out.
''I would say we have until next August otherwise we will have to look at selling our home. Pete is looking at doing after dinner speaking to make some money but he really wants to fly.''
Peter was commended for his ''cool, calm reactions'' when he told his co-pilot John Coward to take the controls, while he altered the angle of the plane's wing flaps as it approached the landing strip.
His actions allowed the plane to clear Heathrow airport's boundary fence and avoided a disastrous crash into nearby houses.
There were claims Peter was forced out of British Airways after a whispering campaign claiming he had ''chickened out'' when he gave the controls to Mr Coward.
Maria said: ''There are lots of things we could say but we can't yet because we don't want to jeopardise Pete's redundancy.''
The couple have also written a book about their experiences since the crash which they hope to publish in December.
Maria said: ''We are doing whatever we can to earn some more money in order to look after and protect our family.''
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6219298/Pilot-who-saved-jet-passengers-cant-find-new-job.html
IN Flight Safety Information (23SEP09-218)
Cumprimentos
Captain Peter Burkill, the pilot who saved 152 passengers by landing a stricken jet at Heathrow airport, has signed on the dole after failing to get a job - because he has a crash on his CV.
He was commended after his heroic actions averted disaster as his Boeing 777 narrowly avoided crash landing when its engines failed two miles short of the runway.
But the 44 year-old, who took voluntary redundancy last month after 20 years with BA, has already been turned down for one pilot's job and heard nothing back from dozens of other airlines.
He has now been forced to live on £64-a-week Jobseeker's Allowance.
Airline Korean Air - which has a fleet of Boeing 777s like the one Peter flew at BA - turned him down because his CV showed he was a pilot in charge of a plane which had ''crashed''.
Peter's wife Maria, 34, said the family even faced losing their £500,000 home in Worcester if he did not get a new job soon.
She said on Tuesday: ''Korean Air said they wanted somebody who didn't have a crash on their record.
''If only they would see how fantastic Pete is and how experienced he is but they refuse to see past the fact that his plane did crash land. They don't want to know the reasons behind it.
''It is frustrating because Pete is a pilot and loves flying. He decided to leave British Airways for lots of reasons but he still wants to fly.''
Maria is also taking on extra hours as a paramedic while Peter stays at home and looks after their three children.
She said: ''Pete was given 52 weeks pay as part of his redundancy but sooner or later that money is going to run out.
''I would say we have until next August otherwise we will have to look at selling our home. Pete is looking at doing after dinner speaking to make some money but he really wants to fly.''
Peter was commended for his ''cool, calm reactions'' when he told his co-pilot John Coward to take the controls, while he altered the angle of the plane's wing flaps as it approached the landing strip.
His actions allowed the plane to clear Heathrow airport's boundary fence and avoided a disastrous crash into nearby houses.
There were claims Peter was forced out of British Airways after a whispering campaign claiming he had ''chickened out'' when he gave the controls to Mr Coward.
Maria said: ''There are lots of things we could say but we can't yet because we don't want to jeopardise Pete's redundancy.''
The couple have also written a book about their experiences since the crash which they hope to publish in December.
Maria said: ''We are doing whatever we can to earn some more money in order to look after and protect our family.''
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6219298/Pilot-who-saved-jet-passengers-cant-find-new-job.html
IN Flight Safety Information (23SEP09-218)