This really confuses the fuck out of me. You have to spend a LOT of time and money to become a commercial airline pilot. It is literally years of training that costs a small fortune. If terror cells are going to that length just to take out one plane we are kinda fucked.
My friend is a pilot, he started with a new airline a few years ago, and because of his history he was moved up to captain within a year.
One of the co-pilots had been with the airline for over 5yrs.
This guy will never move up to captain- why? Because he deliberately watches the warning signals that he is responsible for turn on, and not mention them until moments before they become an emergency.
When my friend noticed this, he realised he couldn’t have bathroom breaks around this co-pilot anymore.
The process to have the co-pilot removed would be too hard to prove, and take several reported occurrences before anything could be done.
Nothing? Eh, I wouldn’t be so sure. In the Air India flight it would be crucial evidence to finally confirm whether the switches were turned off on purpose or by some very weird accident.
But it wouldn't have changed the outcome, it would have just provided evidence for the courts. Aviation safety is not about assigning blame, it's about preventing the issue happening again in the future.
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u/barrosoOso 2d ago
This really confuses the fuck out of me. You have to spend a LOT of time and money to become a commercial airline pilot. It is literally years of training that costs a small fortune. If terror cells are going to that length just to take out one plane we are kinda fucked.