Originally Posted by
Old Dogs
How would you interpret this statement?
"This is done in recognition that there are airline pilots that are not capable of recognizing and mitigating certain system failures. It is a shame that it took two accidents with many fatalities to understand this, but it is not fair or reasonable to assert that Boeing and the FAA should have known the exact point when systems would become too complex for certain pilots."
It is entirely fair and reasonable that Boeing and the FAA should insist that systems should take into account a degree of variability in the competence and training of pilots from many different backgrounds and cultures worldwide. To assert otherwise is to divert blame from those ultimately responsible for this mess. Airlines are, in effect, public utilities. Suppliers of equipment to them should operate on that basis.