After Alaska Airlines planes bump runway, a scramble to ‘pull the plug’
Lots of blame to pass on the software, but the real culprit is spelled out clearly in the middle of the article:<p>> the computer then calculates just the right amount of engine thrust so the pilots don’t use more than necessary. “The goal is to lower the power used on takeoff,” he said. “That reduces engine wear and saves money” on fuel and maintenance.<p>This is not an accident, but rather a feature of capitalism, this time it is human lives that are commodified and have costs externalized unto.