Crossposted from https://lemmy.ca/post/62238088
Air Traffic Control gave clearance to the fire truck to cross the runway while the Air Canada plane was landing. After realizing their mistake ATC tried to stop the truck but it was too late. Both pilots died and 41 people were transported to local hospitals including passengers, crew, and fire fighters.
Remember when a single commercial airliner crash in a year was a huge scandal for a government?
Thank mr skeltal
So many things went wrong. The ATC will be the administration’s scapegoat, but the issue is chronic underfunding and overworking of the staff. This controller was dealing with all this at 3am, by themselves managing both ground and air frequencies at a massive international airport…
ATCs need to go on strike again or something. Let’s see ICE bums try to manage airport traffic.
You would think for a job where simple mistakes like this costs lives, they would want ATCs to be properly rested and alert
Much like that pesky postal service, the FAA is losing money hand over fist! /s
Lmao… safety is a cost center.
So is paying for new planes, buses, any financial penalty for liability, and the negative press
Right, but you’re not thinking like a MBA.
It hasn’t happened yet, historical trends suggest it won’t happen, and more importantly, that’s perfectly good profit going out the window. The shareholders will be pleased to know that we reduced operating costs by 10% this quarter, and I’ll reach the target for my bonus.
My bad, I only have my BBA
Contingency plans are very important for any industry with a chance of catastrophic events. There are certainly people who love to cut corners. But it isn’t generally going to be good for your career to be known as the person who cuts corners and makes their organization the center of an ethical scandal. Or, it swings the other way and you fail upwards until you are the POTUS.
I was being sarcastic by the way.
Anyone with a shred of humility and critical thinking skills should realize that cutting corners to chase short term profit is being “penny wise, pound foolish”.
For the well-connected, that doesn’t seem to be necessary to fail upwards into leadership positions, unfortunately. Even ignoring the glaring orange example, there are people like John Riccitiello who managed to skull-fuck the reputations of both EA and Unity and still walk away with a new job lined up.
