Originally Posted by sky jet

No, what is stupid is making these kinds of statements and then trying to walk them back when you have an accident. As I said above, in this day and age statements never go away. He clearly implied that an accident/incident was a possibility due to lowered hiring standards and or fatigue and morale. Now that one has happened those words are being used by the press to tarnish the reputations of the crew by insinuation. A statement from the union after the fact can not put the genie back in the bottle.