Need real life flight ops horror stories.
I'm writing some literature for a provider of flight ops aircraft and crew management software which covers tactical planning, execution and disruption recovery.
I want to bring the subject to life with some real life stories where financial loss was caused to an airline as a result of either an outside problem that flight ops wasn't able to overcome (one affecting aircraft, such as weather, or one affecting crew, such as illness), or a cockup.
They need to be the sorts of stories I could use to go on and explain how the software can overcome problems more efficiently (i.e. at lower financial cost to the airline) and/or prevent cockups.
Stories don't need to be attributed.
Very grateful for any help with this.