The BBC is now reporting about the levels of fatigue at flydubai.
FlyDubai crash pilot 'was due to leave job over fatigue' - BBC News
If the BBC report is truthful and fatigue turns out to be a contributory factor then the legal implications for the airline and the senior Flight Operations Management at flydubai are extreme.
If a flight crew was involved in a survivable accident or incident they would be taken off line during the period of investigation, extensive debriefing would take place and they would be given a period to rest and recover followed by possible retraining and managerial guidance.
The Accountable Managers at flydubai have no such opportunity to stand down. They have had to stand up and deal with the immediate aftermath of a dreadful accident which will have shaken even the most robust character to their very core. They have to face harsh critical comment from the media and now have to deal with the complexity of assisting the investigations which may turn out to have massive legal implications for them as individuals.
If a flight crew was facing the same situation they would be stood down from flying duties during the immediate aftermath during the investigation and during any legal process.
Is now the right time for the Flight Operations Management team at flydubai to stand down and for a new fresh team to take charge of the day to day operation of the airline. This would ensure a 100% focus on safety and security of the business
going forward.
It would also allow the existing managerial team the humanity of a period to stand down, to rest recuperate and decompress from an awful harrowing experience and then be in a position to focus exclusively on the investigations and deal with any future legal implications.