« What ? »
« Nothing. »
“First officer?”
Blake looked towards Captain Cole.
The captain said, “Aaron.”
Blake breathed his last slowly.
“I have kept copies of several maintenance planning guidelines.”
Simone’s attention was sharpened.
« For what ? »
“Because I thought something was wrong.”
Captain Cole looked stunned.
“You never told me.”
“I asked questions twice.”
“You have expressed concerns regarding cost control.”
“Because I couldn’t prove anything else.”
He looked at Simone.
“Meridian divides routes into commercial levels. Maintenance is technically carried out within regulatory limits everywhere, but level 1 aircraft are routinely serviced earlier, receive spare parts more quickly, and get more backup aircraft when faults occur.”
“And what about level three?”
“They are being pushed.”
“Within legal limits?”
« Generally. »
« Usually ? »
Blake closed his eyes.
“There were times when the pressure to allocate resources became aggressive.”
The cockpit became silent.
Simone asked: “Are these route levels correlated with the passenger categorization system?”
