WITHOUT PREJUDICE
It is often the case in airlines that the "culture" is set by the top management team. Those who adopt a policy of
" the floggings will continue until morale improves"
have only got themselves to blame when events occur.
Rule by fear is never the answer.
Get the culture right in the first place and middle management will behave in a far more appropriate way to their staff, and they will feel that they can communicate with the line managers and talk about their concerns. The fact that the FO felt inhibited from expressing their anxieties prior to the event cannot say much about an open and transparent culture?
It could be the case that the FO was an oddball in the first place? Who knows?
Blaming the crews is not the answer, or the solution. Get the training right and everything will flow from that. This is NOT an option.
A final thought ~ if you think training is expensive, wait until you have an accident.
Last edited by parkfell; 20th Sep 2015 at 06:34.
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