Al Ain Balloon Crash

[MES Drvr]

Quote:
Abu Dhabi: The pilot of a hot-air balloon that crashed in Al Ain in April, killing two people, has been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay Dh400,000 in blood money, according to court officials.

If this is true, does that mean if a jet liner was to crash in UAE, and the pilot was to survive, he can be imprisoned and have pay "blood money" to the families of the dead passengers? Is this the norm in this part of the world or is this a rare case? Does the law differentiate between a mechanical fault, weather or a pilots fault.

[EGGW]

Quote from the National, is interesting.

Relatives of the victims said they felt Mr Kollar was partly responsible for the accident. He was twice convicted of breaching safety standards while running a ballooning business in New Zealand.
Records released in New Zealand show that his firm was subject to 15 official complaints over 12 years up to 2003. In one incident, in 1995, three people died.

Mr Kollar has claimed that he was the victim of a vendetta by the New Zealand aviation authorities.

[Gulfstreamaviator]

Not certain if this is covered in most Employment Contracts, but be prepared to be held 100% responsable for all and any accident that you are involved in.

Management will not be on your side. The no blaim culture is smoke and mirrors.

If you do crash, all the flight crews death is the best option.

Glf