Dear AA717driver (& other AA Commanders):
Possibly there's a management questioning when a go-around is made? Nobody has the macho "Me-Big-Balls Me-Can-Land" idea anymore, but marketing people, plus other bean-counters, can pressure Flight Ops people into questioning pilot decisions concerning things like....extra fuel requests, go-arounds, wx delays, wx diversions....is there an ambiance at AA, due to fiscal restraints, or whatever, to 2nd-guess pilots, and 'influence' them to make the 'extra effort for the sake of the team', that results in 99 questionable 'successful' arrivals, and the hundreth 'failure'?
These influences, rather than training deficiencies, seem indicated by the most recent attempts to salvage marginally safe approaches. Am I right? Off base?
Sad Sam