...... but is he wrong????
Of course he is not wrong though I do agree with the cliche comments. Like the word "Safety", quotations of Reason often get used for the wrong reasons, for political purposes to win a debate or to polish the outside for public perception. Cry or decree safety to the public eye and you will have all your nay sayers silenced. Managers of airlines, especialy the cheap budget type ones, hate the Reason model as it lays a fair bit of personal responsibility directly at their feet. In the current pilot skills shortage climate, they need to sharpen up and review their responsibilities, perhaps put their hands a little deeper into their pockets as the cracks in their wonderful little, shiney on the outside, airlines are definatly starting to show.