Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Yep. One day a lawyer is going to get this right IMO. If whatever major airline wants to put their name on the aircraft, they should be responsible. There's a big push for this in the FAA with 135 operators and others, but unfortunately the 121s have the ability to push back on their congressmen still.
To some extent some of this is being addressed with SMS, by making an executive responsible, but I think the corporations will make it inneffective somehow, and the operators that need these things the most are usually the ones that do not/can not do it.
You bring up a very good point. I recall reading that the FAA is cracking down on this convoluted chain of ownership going on in part 135 flying, and maybe some part 91 stuff. Why shouldn't 121 be at least as transparent in terms of the lines of responsibility?