Quote Pontius
'We KNOW this was not 'pilot error' or caused by any misdeed by the flight crew.'
We know nothing of the sort, the official investigation reports have ruled nothing in or out and have revealed very little of the crews actions.
I dont want to cast aspersions on the crew who were very unfortunate to be faced with a desperate situation which any normal humans would have found very difficult to cope with no matter how good the training or the individuals concerned.
I sincerely hope this crew will finally be exonerated and that will be the end of the matter.
But I am very critical of this political award which tries to preempt the final report by making heroes of people just for being there in their normal job capacity. It devalues any award system and lowers the industry to the level of the sensational journalist who typically reports, 'The crew nursed the bird stricken jumbo onto the runway, narrowly avoiding schools and built up areas' - embarassing to any professional.