You are correct Mutt, therefore the CEO, should not take all the heat (monkey see, monkey do) It worked with RJ. He thought it’ll works with GF. Too.
It is the full responsibility of the Flt. ops. To consider all the facts and come up with recommendations.
who are those Gents. COO & DFO.
The payload drops 50% when the temperature exceeds 38C.
TO. limitation I.S.A +35 Of course we are talking ISA. But a forgotten performance penalty goes as follow
Density altitude
Effect of humidity (moisture) on density
It is assumed that the air was perfectly dry. In reality, it is never completely dry. The small amount of water vapor suspended in the atmosphere may be almost negligible under certain conditions, but in other conditions humidity may become an important factor in the performance of an airplane. Water vapor is lighter than air; consequently, moist air is lighter than dry air. Therefore, as the water content of the air increases, the air becomes less dense, increasing density altitude and decreasing performance.
http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/aircraft_performance.html
Regarding financial mischief of the company resources and mishandling of the day to day operation.
Flt.Ops.Managers are assigned positions with no managerial merits or skills.
The Embraer Project.
1-Nepotism, A 64 yeas retired Captain was selected for Embraer fleet.
2-A pilot with notice of resignation was sent to the course, he will leave the company before getting line checked
3-Pilots returned from the course ready for line training are on forced leave, not enough training pilots available, so The flybe guys can make the big buck, and the commissions could be made.
4-The two aircrafts fly max. two sector daily each. And retires over night.
5-The brand new AC. Had been grounded at least six times in a period of one month since their arrival.