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Technology has and still continues to improve reliability, …”
Perhaps of interest / relevance in this thread, is that Trent engine did not go ‘bang’ during takeoff, often assumed to be the most critical period.
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The human in comparison appears the weaker link." - Context. An essential component of awareness and understanding the problem, which I assume you already know …
This does not detract from the excellent talent and skills of the crew, which IMHO argues strongly for the human to remain in the loop during critical tasks.
We Still Need Exceptional People.
However, humans do have limitations, especially in high stress, time-critical tasks. The Qantas crew had time and managed it, and other resources very well.
In critical instances such as a high speed RTO we should review the tasks which we ask of the crew. We could better match the task to actual capability (as indicated by accident reports) and not necessarily persevere with assumed human performance based primarily on engine failures during takeoff (possibly in older / slower aircraft), particularly where nowadays engine failures are less frequent.