Originally Posted by dawgdriver

Saber tech was one of the primary culprits cited in the ValuJet mishap but they were by no means the only ones. As witnessed at Allegiant, the profit driven culture drove irrational cost controls and a "Biased for action" mentality. As a way to discourage pilots from writing up airplanes, ValuJet pilots were not pay-protected when there was a maintenance cancellation. This caused pilots to carry discrepancies, creating a 'git-r-done' culture. Pay for training, which was woefully inadequate, an environment of intimidation, threats of termination, the list is endless and reminiscent of what pilots see today at Allegiant. It's no surprise that there is such resistance to organized labor there, management likes their "flexibility". Same leader, same formula, same story. The leadership's refusal to acknowledge responsibility, the financial rewards of reckless abandon, and the amnesia of the FAA all combine to explain why the same story repeats itself. Best of luck there guys, tough battle ahead. Things won't change until the one common denominator changes: it's leader.