Should we have special regulations for foreign carriers that can't do a visual approach or just not allow them into our airports until they conform to our standards? How hard is looking out the window and lining up with a runway and have a clue how it should look?
That must be one of the most bigoted comments here so far. Maybe the rest of the world shouldn't use your airports until you can convince us that your crash rescue crews can safely attend an incident without killing the people they are meant to be saving? Or maybe we shouldn't fly 777s until we know that escape slides will not inflate inside the aircraft? (
Yes, said in an antagonistic manner and by no means the way I think).
A better thing to do is look at the accident in its entirety and ensure that all lesson are learnt. FWIW, my view is that the following may need some thought and action:
Asiana training, CRM and SOPs
Boeing 777 cockpit switchery and the 'FDLC Trap'
Emergency slide deployment
Slam Dunks
ATC phraseology/terminology
Airport fire services SOPs
Runway maintenance planning
There are probably a lot more. If the
only outcome of the investigation is a quick broadside at the Koreans then the NTSB will have completely failed in meeting their responsibilities.