You're right Greg. It's the aftermath that's really taxing on the organization. Anytime a plane is involved in a serious accident, there's also somewhat of a psychological period to get through. You've got some people who know that actual individual airplane literally better than they know thier own homes, or thier own cars they drive everyday. Every nook and cranny, every square inch. Maybe some guys got checked out on that tail #, or pulled off a major inspection and got it out on time and as a result was able to make a major revenue-making trip after working thier ass off for a week straight and maybe sacrificed thier personal time... just for that particular airplane....and for whatever reason, it holds a special place in thier heart. And now they see it in pieces; or maybe they have to go on site & deal with the investigation... the plane is but a memory now. And of course, when there's serious human injury or loss of life... the situation is a hundred times worse. Plus you're dealing with the financial impact, fines, raised insurance premiums, concerned employees, media, customer confidence, tarnished image, of course the investigation and probable audits & SB's & AD's that will come out of it in the long run. So it's certainly not , "oh well, there's plenty more where that came from".
They'll get through it, find out what happened and take every step to avoid it in the future. God knows, they've got the best leader I can think of for the air cargo business.
