Lining up the holes in the Swiss cheese...
And so back to the thread, is there an issue with the safety culture....?
Far be it for any airline to be saddled with the issues below, and let's hope someone with the right 'wasta' wakes up before anything goes tragically wrong if this were to apply to their operation. The company you fly for may have some or all of the ten points outlined, perhaps you can recognise some of them.
1) rapidly expanding operation in terms of new aircraft and routes
2) recruitment department under severe strain
3) training department under severe strain
4) engineering department under severe strain
5) rostering department under severe strain
6) a management culture that accepts little or no input from those on the line
7) a safety department that appears subservient to the above management, and a 'broken' reporting system based on a culture of fear
8) fatigue issues, and management denial of those issues
9) plunging first half financial results, likely to encourage greater cost saving measures to add to the strain
10) an 'interesting' relationship with the regulator
Now hopefully no one flying in the Middle East can suggest that their company has ALL of these points happening today........... or can they?
Keep safe.