I am almost – well not almost – I AM pleading for the world’s airlines (including managers, supervisors, vice presidents, managers, trainers and evaluators; training systems purchasers and users) … local, national, and international pilot/flight attendant/dispatcher organizations … and the world’s regulators … to join in this international effort
So what would it take for this to occur? You would need the heads of the globes major Airlines to recognise and pursue a long term goal, to cooperate , to have a shared vision of the industry, to shift their individual priorities away from their personal six year career goals. You would have to have true leaders of industry.
At the moment it is easier for them to cut spending, watch the balance sheet react, take the bonus, and move on to the next CEO job in a different industry ( hopefully before the next incident).
All short term activities.
We need a distinct 'fit and proper person' requirement for the leaders of this industry and ongoing requirements for them to demonstrate active management of their company's 'safety culture'.
When ICAO and the FAA publicly acknowledge that aircraft accidents are just as often caused by poor leadership within the company as they are by operational staff making 'one off ' mistakes, then the pressure might come on to regulate those with the greatest influence on safety, the heads of our Airlines.