What now
The DFO now has a very important decision to make as to how to handle those involved. To put aside the hyperbol (it was great or hang em high) for a minute it is worth reviewing how these types of things have been handled in the past.
It was only a year or so ago that a new frieghter capt was doing an approach into JFK. One that by all acounts was well briefed and prepared for, when a last min change to a runway with a poorly indicated offset loc very nearly caused an accident. Understandbly the company had to review this incident and in the end removed this person from command, while noting that there was in fact a problem with the way the chart was presented, and that ATC played a role with the numerous runway changes. We all know it was an honest mistake, serious but honest, and that given the correct circumstances any one of us could have been there. None the less, this capt suffered the consequesnces of his actions as in the flight deck the buck stops with him.
Compare that incident with the flyby which was a very low pass, with pax onboard putting the airframe, its occupants and the companies reputation at stake for no usefull purpose. Add to that that those allegedly invovled are expected to uphold the companies operating procedures and standards and sadly there can be only one result that is consistant with companies goal of "saftey first". As unpleasant as it may be, those involved have to answer for their actions.
Last edited by cxflyer; 21st Feb 2008 at 18:26.