What a bunch of face-saving political B.S.
Lets see, a Brazilian made aircraft involved in an accident in Brazil in which Brazilian lives were lost, in which the aircraft - made by a Brazilian company involving thousands of Brazilian jobs - could be found faulty.
Blame the pilots and give them a nice jail sentence - voila, swept under the rug - or blame the faulty aircraft, possibly involving a huge lawsuit against Embraer, airworthiness directives, and God knows what else that could put Embraer at a huge loss.
This is shades of TWA 800 and AA 587 all over again. Can't blame the aircraft manufacturer now, you see, when pilots could always be blamed.
Anyone else see the political B.S. conflict of interest?
Unreal. Those ATC controllers should bear 100% of the blame for absolute INCOMPETENCE.
Never felt safe flying in Brazil ever since then. Sorry but that's just the way it is.
Last edited by aa73; 16th Mar 2013 at 15:08.