Originally Posted by
NotTooBad
"Quite simply, if airline industry personnel know that filing an ASAP report has the potential to embroil them in civil litigation, they will be much less likely to report potential safety problems," Southwest's lawyers wrote.
Southwest said its pilots filed 2,973 reports in 2006. Nearly all -- 2,920 -- were "sole-source" statements, meaning that regulators and the carrier learned about the incidents only from the pilots, the carrier's attorneys said.
The loss of such reports "could deprive the airline industry of key safety information," its lawyers argued.
Thanks for bringing this up. IMHO, we are our best source of safety info. If you take out the pilot reporting out of the scenario now safety guidance is derived by individuals sitting behind a desk and lawyers.
Neither of which is as effective as the folks out there with their sleeves rolled up punching holes in the sky.
Hopefully, Judge Judy will do the right thing.
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