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Air India Mishap: Preparing For Take-Off is Always The Danger Zone
The accident involving the Air India Airbus 319 at the Mumbai airport where a technician died after being sucked into the jet engine has opened a fresh debate about the procedures, or more precisely the lack of it, in critical phases of air operations. (www.aviationpros.com) More...
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What's the hurry!! What is more important. Shaving off a few minutes or someone life. Why not just make it mandatory that all starts happen after ground crew give thumbs up. Done deal. People go home after work and we get there a few minutes later. No brainer
The 'safety culture" of the airline from the chief pilot's office down to the flight crews, cabin crews and ground crews drives a safe operation. Safety and on time performance are not mutually exclusive. When the airline culture makes operations personnel feel uncomfortable and sense that nagging in their gut when corners are being cut or SOP's not being followed, then the environment is one that emphasizes a safe operations and reduces the likelihood of an accident. Look at the safety records of airlines that focus on safety and compare them to the others.
Lack of a blue flag process or lock-out procedure will result in injuries and deaths until they are implemented. Circumvention of such processes or procedures will result in the termination of the employee involved without recourse.
What must they do, look out the window before taxiing?
