The nail was hit squarely on the head a couple of posts back. It is the relentless pressure for Charter Operators to make a profit(and why the hell not??) that puts companies like FLS in a spot. When the charter people operate ancient clapped out aircraft with the intensity that they do it is little wonder that some horrible cocks-up occur. I am not condoning those of course - as a former engineer and also a former pilot I have a very great personal interest in flight safety. I suspect that on a percentage factor, FLS may possibly be responsible for less foul ups (fouls-up ??) than many of the operations which appear to perform better. I have great confidence in the abilities of the engineering guys at FLS
(Ducks head and waits for the incoming !)
[This message has been edited by OldHand (edited 30 June 2000).]
[This message has been edited by OldHand (edited 30 June 2000).]