Re: Pilots ignore alerts over faulty planes.

Doug wrote:
> So, a crash on London homes is perhaps more likely than previously
> thought, especially with the introduction of a third runway at
> Heathrow?
>
> "Airlines across Europe are flying planes with known defects because
> pilots routinely fail to report faults when they find them, an
> investigation has revealed.
>
> A survey of aircraft maintenance engineers, whose work covered flights
> to and from the UK, found many pilots only reported faults such as
> brake fluid leaks and loss of cabin pressure after their homebound
> flight or after the day's flights. The delay allowed airlines to fix
> faults at a more convenient time, avoiding extra expense.

None of which affect the ability of the plane to fly or stay in the air.
Forget not the old saying that pilots are paid a lot because they die
ahead of everyone else.

--
John Wright

"What would happen if you eliminated the autism genes from the gene pool?

You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and
socialising and not getting anything done!" - Professor Temple Grandin
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