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Forgotmyhat
2. Getting the FAA involved via the ASAP program really highlights the culture at Delta. It will raise more than a few eyebrows. In my experience in the safety world as well as non-aviation related investigations, root causes are often attributed to the organization’s culture and the environment leadership (management) fosters. I think (hope) the FAA will get involved real fast upon seeing this dangerous trend of the company encouraging pilots to fly less than well.
The highlight of the conversation that will take place between the FAA’s Delta CMO and Handel will be “Hey, what’s our Saturday tee time at [choice of PTC country club] again?”
Many of the people who work in that office are retired old guard Delta goons, who are buddies with the old guard goons who still run Flight Ops. The FAA will be our absolute last advocate.
The letters will still backfire on management in many other ways, however.