The Germanwings Crash Makes Me Sad
It makes me sad that 150 lives were needlessly lost.
It makes me sad that someone who clearly needed help did not, or could not, get it.
It makes me sad that the actions of one person can tarnish the reputation of an entire industry.
It makes me sad that the media is more concerned with being first than being right, especially when human lives are part of the story.
It makes me sad that some people are more concerned that news networks are using Boeing images where Airbus images should be, rather than the people who lost their lives.
It makes me sad that a tragedy that should bring people together is instead dividing them.
It just makes me sad.
It makes me sad too. What will continue making all of us in the industry sad for decades to come are the pushes for ridiculous new regulations which hurt our vocation while doing nothing substantive to truly honor the loss.
I agree. Part of the “problem” is that flying has become so safe that it really is just a few little things that will inevitably happen no matter how safe you make something. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try to keep improving, but public perception will be based upon individual events and not truly systemic problems.