RRAAMJET,
Thank you for your insight. Nevertheless, clearly, even the CX of yesteryear would not have taken lightly the decision to fire one of their captains for allowing a tailstrike of the SQ@AKL variety. Akerosid was exaggerating, I'm sure. The subject of punishment and penalties for pilot error interests me and I once tried to get a debate going on PPRune but was unsuccessful, probably because, being regarded as an interloper from outside the shop, I often get frozen out by you professionals. So, what have I got to lose, here goes...
I understand that the QF skipper who botched the landing at BKK in Sept/99 and virtually wrote off an entire 744 continued on as a captain with the company. Fair?
The CAL clowns who took off from a taxiway at right angles to their assigned runway at ANC in Jan/02 were not demoted, as far as I know. Fair?
I don't think it's fair that the handling crew of SQ6 (TPE Oct/00) were dismissed but I do understand that the company had no viable alternative (because fatalities were involved?).
Do you or anyone else wish to comment?
Rockhound