Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

This is Gulfstream's re-emergence from bankruptcy, which underbid what was left of Mesaba with zero longevity pilots. My question is, what consideration was given to risk management, or does Delta simply assume "safety is a given" ?

Fatal Flying on Airlines No Accident in Pilot Complaints to FAA- Bloomberg

Ex-employees question Gulfstream safety

FAA Probes Trainer of Commuter Pilots - WSJ.com

Makes for interesting reading ... use of car parts to repair airplanes, pilots scheduled beyond FAR limits, falsification of records, and at least tangential involvement in the worst fatal accidents of the past decade ... .