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A bit concerned that all of the layoffs, forced retirements, and cost reductions in the airline industry have reduced the safety of commercial flights. There ha
by etempleton 4y ago
A bit concerned that all of the layoffs, forced retirements, and cost reductions in the airline industry have reduced the safety of commercial flights. There have been so many near incidents lately and they have all been unforced errors either by pilots or air traffic controllers who are either undertrained or overworked.
It seems especially crazy today where one could imagine much of the process could be heavily assisted by computers if the investment were to be made.
- SQueeeeeL 4y ago'Luckily, no accidents have happened yet, so we still have nothing to worry about' -The US Govt
- rolenthedeep 4y ago'oh, no, those accidents don't count'
- cinntaile 4y agoHave they really? Or have airline near-crash stories for some reason been more popular on HN lately?
- bmitc 4y agoThe article itself mentions all the recent events.
- bmitc 4y agoIt's also disturbing that this wasn't self-reported. It isn't clear from the article what triggered the investigation. It isn't even clear why this happened or why the plane entered into such a steep ascent afterward or why the flight wasn't canceled.
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- mdmglr 4y ago“The United Airlines flight crew reported the incident to the FAA as part of a voluntary safety reporting program. The agency reviewed the incident and took appropriate action,” the FAA told CNN. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/united-777-plunge-takeoff-hawaii/index.html https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/united-777-plunge-takeoff...
- bmitc 4y agoThanks. I was also curious why the pilots didn't relay information back to air traffic control or why air traffic control didn't seem to notice it.