Narrative:

Attached to this form is a resignation letter. Since my name is still as director of operations for air carrier in ZZZ, us, I am very concerned that an accident or incident will occur. I do not want to be a scapegoat for events happening after my resignation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was hired as director of flight operations to tighten things up and improve safety. The reporter said the airline operated several bizjet aircraft in a part 135 airline. The reporter alleged that a friend of an airline employee was hired as chief pilot with a career total flying time of 40 hours. The reporter also alleges the chief pilot with the concurrence of the president upgraded 3 pilots to captain in conflict with the reporter's advice. The reporter said a copy of the letter of resignation was sent to the FAA and a phone conversation with an FAA lawyer was initiated to have his name removed from the airline's directory.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DIRECTOR OF OPS FOR A PART 135 AIRLINE RESIGNS DUE TO LOSS OF MGMNT CTL OF ALLEGED INCOMPETENT CAPT ASSIGNMENTS.

Narrative: ATTACHED TO THIS FORM IS A RESIGNATION LETTER. SINCE MY NAME IS STILL AS DIRECTOR OF OPS FOR ACR IN ZZZ, US, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A SCAPEGOAT FOR EVENTS HAPPENING AFTER MY RESIGNATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF FLT OPS TO TIGHTEN THINGS UP AND IMPROVE SAFETY. THE RPTR SAID THE AIRLINE OPERATED SEVERAL BIZJET ACFT IN A PART 135 AIRLINE. THE RPTR ALLEGED THAT A FRIEND OF AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE WAS HIRED AS CHIEF PLT WITH A CAREER TOTAL FLYING TIME OF 40 HRS. THE RPTR ALSO ALLEGES THE CHIEF PLT WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE PRESIDENT UPGRADED 3 PLTS TO CAPT IN CONFLICT WITH THE RPTR'S ADVICE. THE RPTR SAID A COPY OF THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION WAS SENT TO THE FAA AND A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH AN FAA LAWYER WAS INITIATED TO HAVE HIS NAME REMOVED FROM THE AIRLINE'S DIRECTORY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.