Originally Posted by
GKOC41
never has any Director mentioned regulatory limits being targets.
Like many things in Aviation, of course it was not explicitly stated, but please do NOT try to deny that the unstated pressure was there to reach the 'performance goals' of the department. It's called "plausible deniability" and its endemic throughout management in this industry.
Just like "safety shall never be compromised" is the "stated" mantra while the actual pressure is to move airplanes is that is what is backed up by actions. Then when something goes wrong they can always fall back to their "plausibly deniable" position of "we never TOLD the (Pilot / dispatcher / planner etc.) to do that, after all we are safety-first!" etc.