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24th August 2005 | 10:59

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ILS27LEFT

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From: Europe

Are LCC's under more pressure in this regard than other carriers?

I really believe this is the real question we should ask ourselves, without prejudice and open to change our minds if needed.
I am not certain we will find a clear unique answer to this dilemma, but just avoiding the question is not the right attitude of some LoCo pilots.
Somebody on this forum does not even want to ask this crucial question, accusing me and others of trying to speculate that LoCo means Low safety.

I just want to ask the very simple question: are the LoCo under more pressure than other carriers?

Being LoCo the driving force of the increased competition, can we be absolutely sure 100% that this is not putting LoCo pilots under more pressure?

Is it allowed to ask this question to those pilots or am I offending them?

They are the only ones who can clearly answer here.
We know what their Managers would say, we do not really trust those people anymore, the only answers we need must come from the LoCo pilots. They know the truth.