ur literally in a cockpit with 1 other person talking to no one but an air traffic controller hired by another company. U don’t have office politics or anything that u need to deal with. U just have to drive the plane. It isn’t a social job.
Sorry, but this is absolute nonsense. There's a huge amount of company politics that goes on in the flight deck, whilst there isn't meant to be small talk in critical stages of flight (usually defined as between the beginning of the Pre-Flight Checklist and passing 10,000ft then later between descending through 10,000ft and completing the Shutdown/Secure Checklist). Especially with regards to Union matters, SOPs, rostering, seniority, management decisions etc. The comment about it not being a social job ignores the vital importance of good communication in the cockpit and CRM.
Sorry thats some bullshit. I work in aviation industry and nowhere else will you find more acceptance for gays than there. I also know a lot of gay pilots in my company and I can guarantee you, you dont get fired for being gay. If he got fired that basically means he must have done something wrong or acted against compnay policies (like didnt show up for work). Maybe he is just not the amazing pilot he tries to make us believe.
Whilst in the Western World you won't be fired for being lgbt, some colleagues will treat you differently because of it (no different to any other profession in that regard). Regarding pilots, captains are generally the ones with seniority so are largely old. Many hold 'boomer' like viewpoints and are not as open minded as younger crew members.
Allegedly filmed an insta story of a clients commercially sensitive freight being loaded, inadvertently revealing a not yet launched product.
That would make sense. If you have a large social media following you have to be
very careful with what you post to social media, especially in the aviation industry. Sensitive cargo, passenger/cargo manifests, messages from crew control, irrops, maintenance logs etc are all big no-nos in terms of sharing (either intentionally or unintentionally) on social media. Crew hotel details, VIP/celebrities and details of company mishaps are generally a bad idea to share too.
Most airlines have a social media policy these days that covers what can and can't be shared. A colleague of mine a few years ago was terminated for putting gopro videos of his landings on Youtube. It's easy to do a quick snap of the aircraft on the walk-around or a cockpit snap during pre-flight preparations and to inadvertently capture something that the company could take offense to if it was posted publicly.