Theory
Innumerable SOP changes, daily issue of contradictory Flight Crew Information Bulletins, over complex trapping sims, and forced demotions, base changes, and TYPE CHANGES. Put all these together, and create a blame culture presided over by outsiders, and what do you get????
Just a hypothesis folks, no finger-pointing. This scenario exists in a handful of UK airlines today. And doubtless MH, AF and others bear a close look too.
And as a secondary but relevant issue, UK ATC are issuing far more go-around orders than in previous years, with no comparable increase in traffic. I have experienced a couple of over-cautious GA orders in the last 6 months, at NCL. and MAN. We managed them fine, but were asking ourselves WTF? as we performed the manoeuvres and were actually quite annoyed about the whole things. (Human reactions) Has the defensive safety culture infected British ATC too? It really doesn't improve safety to be told to go-around for reasons that are more legally protective than practical. (This doesn't let the 757 folks off the hook, but it is a relevant part of the Swiss cheese model).
Last edited by RoyHudd; 16th Oct 2014 at 16:59.