garpal gumnut
Rather an over-dramatised post
Please NB this is at least the 33rd occurrance of this. So 32 previous occasions where ground and aircrew "SOPs" have similarly failed.
So how would you prevent it happening again? Just threaten the individuals:
with appropriate penalties for failure to do so
or maybe look at the design, the management processes, the pressure ground and aircrews are under?
As a frequent flyer, as a passenger
Maybe whilst passengers are so intolerant of delays, the managment taking far more interest in why we were 3 minutes late off stand than Safety Reports we file over issues like this, we may get "commercial" and "safety" interests in a better balance
For instance, if I wanted a robust system of checking the cowls were shut prior departure, I will leave my walkround until the loading is complete, any engineering taks are complete, and it becomes a genuine "last check". If you are happy we then go 5-10 minutes late, maybe an hour if we miss a slot, please say so
