Air Serv flight into Bukavu
Hello fellow pilots,
I flew for Air Serv in the DRC. Safety was not their number one priority. They said it was but it was not.
Their "Image" was their obsession. We can see today where that obsession lead them. CEO's coming and going, crashes, law suits, loss of credibility etc.
The big problem is that - ok it's not politically correct but this is true -
female program directors, country managers... at Air Serv were SO idolized by a couple of womanizers at HQ that they were given carte blanche to call the shots. Often it meant arguing with pilots about aviation safety of which they knew virtually nothing!!
I feel that the Bukavu accident could have been avoided if Air Serv had hired better trained people who would let pilots make all decisions pertaining to the flights from start to finish.
My deepest sympathy to the families of the victims.