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Originally Posted by PCL_128  Nope. Not in my opinion, anyway. It happens because of the culture that is fostered by management and the training department. Checkairmen encourage this activity. A fanatical devotion to on-time flights at any cost encourages this activity. The pilots on FLG3701 did many unsafe things, but I don't blame them for the accident. I blame Phil Trenary and the management team and training department that created a non-existent safety culture. |
How in tune to the culture of Southwest are you? From what I've seen during extensive interaction with Southwest employees, their company promotes a very safety-conscious culture. They also do have a culture that encourages going above and beyond to get the job done, but never at the expense of safety. I think you are seeing things you want to see. You can talk all day about the BUR and MDW overrun accidents, but you'll see similar events at every major airline out there. We are all just one mistake away from being the next FLG3701, Comair 5191, or CorpEx 5766.
As for the crew of FLG3701, it absolutely astounds me that you will absolve them of any wrongdoing in the crash. Safety culture or not, to take an airplane and do what they did is a complete lack of professionalism. As professionals, we should know better than to joyride in a transport category aircraft.