As usual, a very good and non-hysterical summation from Sunfish.
In my opinion this problem - the lack of any serious technical and operational experience in senior management is very common across a lot of industries, all you need today is an MBA.....
The problem is exacerbated in airlines because things can go wrong very fast - and you will be a headline around the world.
I will NEVER forgive that idiot Wirth immediately blaming RR for the QF32, and then even worse, saying it was one of her best performances and 'she likes a good crisis'. Then she gets SUPPORTED, praised and promoted by the CEO (and I would assume the board) for such a stupid act.
And how is a board to understand the dangers of such behaviour if they have zero understanding of the issues?
And that is but one example....
PS: 30/30 - I toyed with the idea of a new handle so the next post after yours would be by 'Eight Green Lights' - but I refrained
