Incident: Alaska B734 near San Jose on Aug 8th 2012, loss of cabin pressure, electric failure

That sounds plausible for the pressurization... What I do not understand is what happened to the Electrical. There are 2 totally separate independent electrical systems... Both engines have generators, controlled separately and independently. Why would both kick off line at the same time, and that IS NOT controlled by the PSEU )Proximity Switching Electronics Unit) that receives data from the Flight Ground Indications. There is a lot of Key Information missing here. I would not be surprised to see Pilot Error somewhere in this.

That's interesting. I worked in the commercial airline flying business for 30 years. Not once did I encounter a culture of ignorance about safety. My very last job, after forced age sixty retirement taught me that what you are saying could happen. Guess what, they got run out of business for that attitude. The FAA did their job.

I cannot understand your comment about no concern for safety. Lockerbie, Scotland, marked the beginning of the end for PanAm. TWA's 747 crash departing New York began their demise. Douglas Commercial had problems that were resolved by a McDonnell takeover, but even that couldn't carry the DC-10 problems so although they came through and fixed the plane so it ended up being very safe, they lost their market because of customers avoilding. Also note that some of the first responders are the people with spray paint to paint out the markings on a hull. Even the stolen CRJ a few weeks back had its Delta markings quickly painted out. Eoday every incident affects passenger load.

In some airlines, I would agree. I have been in the airline industry working part 121 and I have only encountered one airline with that attitude. I know myself, I work for a regional carrier as a A/C MTC Controller. If I am not happy with the plane, I AM NOT GOING TO LET IT GO UNTIL I AM HAPPY WITH IT... PERIOD. I had a captain who wanted to take a plane, said he could get it back to a maintenance base. I told him NO! It is staying where it is at and I am road tripping Mechanics and Parts. I have Worked Mtc Control at 2 different airlines, and NO, I do not agree with your broad statement on that Phil. There are things that we can fly with that are broken. We have backups... I will defer a wing anti ice caution on a nice clear day, but not with weather... Same thing for Radar, Window Heat, Etc. If a light bulb is burnt out in your reading light, so what, read in the DARK... That is not a safety of flight, however, if the Emergency Lights are INOP, you are not going. I hear being preached from Higher Ups... Keep them flying SAFE! I had an issue that I felt strongly about and I had it fixed. Even though I could have legally defered the item, I chose to fix it because I did not fee comfortable about it. talked to my boss and he said he would back me on it.... You are right.... Safety is Expensive... And we pay for it every day... When you are on a plane, don't grumble about delays at the end of the runway... They may be talking to me while we fix the plane over the phone.