AA pilot gets final warning for k-word

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1 Room 205, Hangar 5 Annexe Building 707 S.A.A Technical Area Jones Road Tel: Fax: info@ausa.co.za Web: Published for AUSA members SEPTEMBER 2010 S AA pilot gets final warning for k-word The South African Airways pilot overheard using a racist word while in the cockpit of his aircraft is off the hook. He will not be fired, as was recommended by a disciplinary hearing held four weeks ago. Instead, the senior captain received a final written warning over the incident in June. The Sunday Times revealed last week that the pilot had uttered the k-word over the interphone system, unaware that it was live. He was reported to management. Last week the SAA Pilots' Association (Saapa) said it would appeal to the CEO for clemency for the pilot. Saapa said yesterday the sensitivity and nature of the offence had made it a difficult issue for the association, as a multiracial union, to deal with. "We are grateful that the CEO (of SAA) has taken note of Saapa's application, supported by (trade union) Satawu. Our member has been issued with a final written warning which will lead to instant dismissal in the event of any offence of any nature, valid for the rest of his airline career. SAA confirmed the pilot had been rehired. 03 October by Roger Makings 1

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4 S econd chance for a first impression I've always been led to believe you don't get a second chance to make a first impression. Sounds obvious enough and in most cases it's probably one hundred percent true most of the time. But then again, I've also learned over time that although you cannot go back and make a brand new start, you can really make a brand new end. It simply means that just because something happened in the beginning, it doesn't have to remain that way, or define how things turn out. You see, first impressions are the point at which people form perceptions about you. It's almost an instinctive thing, where people create this impression so that they learn how to deal with you in the future. If you come across as a nice friendly person in the beginning, they'll expect you to be like that most of the time, and therefore will act accordingly towards you. Impressions though are nothing more than what they are defined as. Take a look at most definitions and you'll see impression described as, "an effect, feeling, or image retained as a cons e q u e n c e o f e x p e r i e n c e. " It doesn't say that an impression is reality. It is more likely a made up image of something. The problem comes in when we start to believe impressions as the only reality. This is when a person does something, and we form an impression of them, and we start to categorise the person without giving them a fair chance to prove or disprove the impression. If it's a good impression it will work in your favour until you screw up. If however, you start off with a bad impression, it's a really tough job to get people to accept that you are better than what they think. Look at this thing practically. Right now, whether you're a sports fan or not, you'll recognise that certain sport stars have a reputation for anything from being cheats, to being fair players or sometimes even thugs. Every time they run onto a field, we almost expect this behaviour from them. Chances are they'll try and tell you they are different, especially if they are seen as thugs. But you can't deny that others, especially referees take note of these impressions, perceptions and reputations, and they act towards these sports stars with that in mind. A player with a reputation for being a thug is more likely to be penalised than one who is not seen that way. Even if they may be somewhat innocent. Now think of this in your job situation. It doesn't matter whether you're applying for a new job, or even if you're just trying to make a good impression in your current job. The question is, do you have a good idea of what other people think of you? Have you made a good, positive first impression? Or are you going to have to work at turning around a negative perception of yourself? By John Mullins 20 July

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