Cheers Safety Concerns!
Yup, Ian Shoesmith is the moniker I'm stuck with I'm afraid -- if you google me + bbc news you'll find me.
Thanks to everybody who has PMd me since my last post; and contributed to the debate on this forum.
I guess I was always asking for trouble by repeating the allegations made by my source, and suggesting pilots (and yes, I know the difference between Captains and First Officers - my choice of language was probably a bit sloppy) were somehow the bad guys.
From the way this thread appears to be going, it seems that if there is a problem at all, it exists within engineering itself (ie top management putting too much pressure on the guys and girls at the sharp end)??
Thanks again, and please feel free to PM / email me (using anonymous email address if you'd prefer)
Ian
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