Pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino in Brazil air crash have sentences commuted - NYPOST.com
Criminal proceedings for aircraft ACCIDENTS are a chilling development in recent years. We all know this, but anyone following the history of this accident knows it was inevitable in Brasil. The country had "outside" factors in which to lay blame so they used every opportunity to do so.
No one should be happy about the result, but the outcome could have been much worse. The judge did commute the sentence but he also could have ruled them innocent with no punishment. Community service and loss of license for the duration to be served in the US.
Thoughts anyone? Concerned for their futures, what this will do to them and how they will support their families through all of this. At least they are not in some Brazilian jail serving almost 5 years.
I have followed this because I used to work with one of the pilots years ago.