Tankengine, good point! So we are happy to be the lowest common denominator in the hope that the other aircraft in the near miss wasn't a CX or KA aircraft with the same crew deficiencies? Lovely thought.
So what will the CAD do about it do you think? Obviously managers directly remunerated for saving costs will not increase training, nor will they want to be responsible for increasing the package to attract experienced new hires who wont be too afraid to 'disconnect' an autopilot. Why not? It directly effects what they as individuals get paid. While this dangerous 'performance aligned' (read cost cutting in place of performance) remuneration exists, we need an independent body to make these decisions for the company. Someone with back bone, someone with power and strength and the conviction to say enough is enough, time to follw the FAA lead and realise we have finally found the bottom of the barrel when we signed of on new hires with 80 hours total experience, someone like our CAD!!!
