Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
No, it's your bias that is showing. The aircraft may have been originally certified in the transport category, but I very much doubt it could have been re-fitted with seats and returned to Part 121 ops.
But let's hope the ATSB comes up with some 'takeaways' that folks flying for the airlines will consider relevant.
So pilots and operators of large air tankers don't deserve a chance to learn from others misfortunes in the hopes of avoiding a similar (or worse) fate? Good to know.
