“YOU SAFETY IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY” IS JUST A MEANINGLESS SLOGAN

Here’s something you don’t want to hear if you ever fly on planes. Last February a British Airways pilot decided to continue a flight from Los Angeles to London even though one of the plane’s engines was on fire. According to a transcript obtained by Wall Street Journal, the air traffic controllers advised the pilot to turn around and come back to Los Angeles after they saw flames coming out of one of the engines on the Boeing 747. Instead, the pilot decided to simply shut down the engine and “get as far as we can.” The plane eventually made it as far as Manchester before concerns about low fuel levels forced the pilot to finally land. (The Guardian)