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Chapter 9 (Part 1)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Feb 10, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Learn what chain of events led to the rise of one of the first airline-sponsored pilots' associations, the TWA Pilots' Association. Associations such as these often led to the system being rigged against the very pilots that these associations were supposedly set up to protect. In the early days of commercial aviation, accidents were far too often blamed on “pilot error," and these associations were often complicit in scapegoating the pilots for accidents.
Released:
Feb 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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