Excellent posts, gents. I believe the
real CAUSE of this
ACCIDENT (and let's use the correct terminology - it was an ACCIDENT, because the aircraft was damaged) had its seeds planted a couple of years back, when striking pilots were replaced by
eskirols - the Tagalog word for scab labour.
As with most all industrial disputes, the first to break ranks to secure themselves a position back in the company, are the INCOMPETENTS and the MARGINAL cases - those who were struggling to maintain standards (and their jobs) in normal times.
These (in general) are the pilots PAL has
NOW.
This is the information that ex-PAL pilots - as RESPONSIBLE citizens - should be distributing not only to intending Philippine Airlines travellers, but also to the Philippine Government, as a cause for concern that the national flag carrier is well down the path to giving the Philippines a nasty reputation wrt aviation (lack of) Safety.
