Originally Posted by
Onfinal
The poster said "airport ops" not "airline ops". If RST is a Part 139 airport which I am sure it is if it has a "terminal" then airport operations would be available 24 hours. I have to agree that it is fishy that no one has mentioned airport operations involvement, if any, in this. At the end of the day they were ultimately responsible in the event of an emergency. Not the airline ops.
On a side note, I think that many of us are not familar nor are trained in the various responsiblities of the different entities for whom we share this industry, better understanding will at least help in emergent situations like this one.
Onfinal
Well said. At the end of the day, this should stand as a learning opportunity for all, not a blame fest. The Feds will, and have already, dole out plenty of that along with whatever sanctions they deem appropriate to the responsible party(ies). It's a shame that we have to resort to calling coworkers names and looking down our noses at them. there's really no place for it, especially given that, as near as I can tell, no one that has posted here to date was personally involved, and therefore not personally offended.