re: United Airlines CEO addresses string of incidents, tells passengers carrier is safe

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You know, it is possible to say that overall, air travel is very safe, and yet, there are some concerning cracks developing in the foundation.

Small issues today can become big issues in the future if the are not corrected now.

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My father was an aircraft safety director for the Army and an accident investigator. Where ever he was stationed, the accident rate dropped dramatically.

He saw a pattern at one of the maintenance hangers at Ft. Rucker. One night I went with him to the hanger and was told to make sure the mechanics there didn't leave. He went out to the flight line and surprised a couple of mechanics sleeping the helicopters. They were supposed to be doing maintenance checks. The next day they were fired.

The rash of problems we are seeing certainly look like a maintenance issue.

The rash of near collisions at airports too is unusually high. That could be due to understaffing and fatigue, a lower standard for controllers or both.

DEI isn't going to fix it.