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As the previous thread has been closed Here's a thought.

If you decide to increase penalties against offenders, how many of them will report damage?
How many will walk away from an a/c with a gaping hole in it's side?

Answer:- Quite a few. It has already happened, The policy used to be (at least at the stations I have worked at) to not apportion blame to these incidents.
More recently this has changed to sacking the alleged offender on the spot!

Result:- more incidents not reported, and only by the grace of....etc has the damage been discovered before it became more serious, often after the a/c has returned to main base after being damaged off base!!

Mistakes are made. Better to own up, safely in the knowledge of saving an a/c instead of ones job?

Hovis - I think MAN is one of the worst places for bad driving and poorly maintained vehicles. How often have you seen a cloud of dense black smoke signifying the arrival of a Servisair or GHI tug?
With regard to ramp rash, have a look at the posting concerning RBA under "Pushback tug hits aircraft".

[ 21 December 2001: Message edited by: Bus429 ]</p>