Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Possible answer: Getting rid of pilots, since HAL will never go on strike.
If only it were that simple (as I'm sure you're aware!)...
PJ2 has written some excellent posts on the encroachment of the MBA generation into airline management and how it has negatively affected training and safety culture.
http://www.pprune.org/safety-crm-qa-...ml#post3441359
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/3...ml#post5256776
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/48977...ml#post7306229
If people are looking for a thorough and well-reasoned argument, I'd suggest looking them up and starting from there.
And for those thinking of it as an exercise in blaming/exonerating the crew, AF or Airbus - the report makes it clear that mistakes were made by all three of those entities, plus others. In short, none of them come up smelling of roses, and nor does the industry as a whole.
For my part, the old engineering truism:
You can have it done fast, done well or done cheap. Pick two.
rings very true in this case.