Originally Posted by
Noeyedear
If so, and this is an ethical and theoretical question that goes to Duty of Care, do you believe Passengers should be told before flight of the aircraft status and possible outcomes? I know this is a controversial question and impractical in the real world, but surely Pax have an expectation that their flight is as risk free as possible? I imagine if this were the case, the commercial pressure would shift from the pilots, to the company, as that’s not a conversation the Company would want to have. Surely, that’s a good thing?
Welcome to the quagmire that is aviation. Reality is that flying involves risk. How much risk are you prepared to take is the question.
Most of your questions are only going to be answered definitively if either:
1. A passenger sues an airline or captain even though they followed manufacturer's approved procedures
or
2. A pilot refuses to fly an aircraft with a particular MEL applied and is fired and then claims unfair dismissal and tests it in court.
Until either those happen I would suggest we will never have an answer.