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We are aware that as the 'airline business' became more a business and less an airline.
The slowed but continued march towards a financial reason (hence cost) for everything eventually brings with it consequences..
Captain Sullenberger, recites a story he read in an aviation magazine which sums it up.
The retiring airline Captain reflecting on his career stated "We used to be selected and assessed on our judgement. Now we are selected and assessed on our (corporate) compliance."
'Commercial pressures' and all that....
Indeed - but it’s even more true for Flight Ops Management, who have become the Bean Counters enforcers.
i recently had one such fool encourage me to operate unsafely with the comment that “a ship that stays in harbour is safe, but that’s not what ships are for”.
Now think about that mentality in terms of this Lion Air flight and you’ll understand why all those people are dead.