What happens when management influences flight safety? Who works in Aviation, particularly in an Airline company, knows how difficult it is to find the correct balance between Management and Pilots duties.
Often pilots find themselves making decisions that go against safety in a specific situation only because company rules force them to follow certain rules.
Have a look to this sequence of videos that explain the Air Ontario accident caused by a management system not well integrated in flight safety, but specially caused by lack of effective communication between pilots and management.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psh7S1ZhU5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpkGHf3rYU
