their human factors based errors (poorly planned expansion, dismal fuel hedging plans, engaging in illegal freight cartels etc)rarely physically injure people,
I've often wondered if they do injure people .
Here's one example, if an airline schedules a half hour turn-around that can't be met due to taxi times etc, and the crew are always under pressure to depart on time, and one day a crew make a mistake entering data or taxiing or selecting flap or whatever.....isn't that directly a result of poor management? ie if they had an extra 15mins up their sleeve they most certainly wouldn't have felt rushed etc. I think that the workload and pressures in this job are increasing, while the working conditions and remuneration are slipping, and pilots being pilots, cover it up as best they can in their natural desire to perform efficiently.