Originally Posted by
Toolonginthisjob
I do see where ifylofd is coming from.
The danger is precisely, that safety has become so good overall, that it is simply taken for granted. It’s priority can therefor be overlooked. There is an underlying presumption, (by those who run airlines, but have no understanding of how flying is actually conducted) that it is ‘difficult’ to have an accident. Whereas those of us at the pointy end know, it’s actually very, very easy, if you fail to attend to the true priorities.
Exactly Toolong. We can quote statistics and historical data/improvements till the cows come home (or get bigger....) - but try asking the directly affected families , loved ones etc of these two recent tragedies. Seemingly BOTH avoidable but not for corporate greed, misunderstanding, and ignorance of the true need for appropriate training/conversion training. (refer to current
criminal investigation!)
IMHO those that wish to quote statistics and show us historical graphs, or quote international policy must wonder to themselves, "now we have the knowledge and skills to develop and create incredibly safe machines, what checks and balances will be in place to prevent the boardroom / executive / management types (all on big fat KPI's) from turning the graphs / data in the opposite direction?"
(Ps: not for a minute suggesting that boardroom / executive / management types are even
smart or experienced enough to 'knowingly' move safety down below economy, it's just all they have ever known - economy over-rides all other aspects)
Cheers