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Old 2nd Apr 2009, 22:36
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This is a systemic error despite what happened on this particular flight. One would assume no-one set out to deliberately do anything dangerous.

There have been several incidents of takeoffs with erroneous figures.
I understand the LOSA audit conducted recently criticised the airline for the amount of disturbances in the flight deck prior to pushback. Little, if anything has been done about this.
The amount of complaints about crew rest on the A340 are also telling.
Performance training was taken away from pilots and handed to engineers. There is a difference in perspective. The engineers tell you how to get it right but the pilots tell you how to detect it may be wrong.

I believe there will be an "internal board of enquiry". Odd to make it internal given that this problem keeps happening. I believe some of the blame will probably be allocated a bit higher than the flightcrew.

Clearly the actual error made on this flight is known so why has it not been promulgated internally. It might prevent a similar incident occuring.

I don't think the resignations are over....
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