my 2 cents
Ryanair goes to great lengths to be not only legal, but 110% legal... That is not the issue.
Ryanair has very strict procedures in place to ensure compliance with their procedures and EU-ops.
These are 2 points that are very much beyond reproach...
However that does not change the fact that something is rotten in the state of the big Irish machine...
There are also quite a few interesting episodes in FR, Which are not publicly known- most of which can be simply be put down to crew "error"... pod scrape, shutting down a good engine, and many other gems.
(please remember that AVherald is not the full truth- and should never be regarded as such)
Here are a few questions that really should be asked:
Has the pressure on the training department to produce new 2700 hrs wonder captains finally become too great?
(further info: Most Direct entry captains dont pass the interview, sim test, or then the sim or line training)
How does the annual leave system in FR affect things,,, people who have not had a vacation with their family in 1 1/2 years affect their crews.
A large portion of their pilots do not live at their base- and subsequently comute. These pilots then have to arrange their family lives in just 2 days a week- do they get propper rest when at home?
The continuing decrease in Terms and Conditions at FR leads to crews not prioritizing the job as much, as the pilot profession requires.- That is when "pilot error" start showing up.
Somehow it has become acceptable at airline management level to look at pilots as machines, - that can be dispatched to any of 40+ bases with a weeks notice- and then not expecting any consequences. START BY LOOKING AT THIS FIRST