Comments by "Tony L" (@tlangdon12) on "Who Is Flying?! The Unbelievable Story of Kenya Airlines flight 507" video.

  1. This is an aspect of the accident that Petter didn't give an opinion on, but I can understand the airline's difficultly in dismissing a captain that kept scrapping through their mandated checks. Normal HR procedures would require an employee to be given informal, and then formal warnings that their performance was not acceptable, before they could be dismissed. It's difficult to prove that the captain's performance is not adequate if they ultimately pass their checks! However, to protect the fare-paying passengers I think that ALL airlines and pilots need to accept that HR for pilots has to be a bit different. (Petter's video on Atlas Air Flight 3591 and the PRIA Act in the USA indicates that the law makers in the USA agree with this view). I think that it must become possible for an airline to dismiss a pilot if they keep slipping back into their old habits. As employees, pilots deserve to be told when their lack of improvement is going to result in them being dismissed, so warnings would still have to be given, but they could be given as a result of slipping back to often, even if they are able to pass a check at a point in time.
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