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Punta cana's flight captain

was not defended.

He flew without life jackets.

What attacks?

Who told you? Was it him?

It was reported by

the cabin crew's union.

Anyway, the seats serve

as life jackets.

Sorry, seems we have

a different opinion here.

No, they're not.

They're flotation aides.

It takes a conscious passenger

strong enough to grab them.

The regulations for flights

over 50 miles from the coast...

- that's a subtlety.

- No, it's not. It's a flotation device.

It keeps an unconscious

passenger out of the water.

Only life jackets do this.

- That's not true.

- Shut up!

- No, i won't!

- Stop attacking the company!

I didn't attack the company!

- He's attacking the company!

- No, i'm not!

And that letter?

How can you prove

a plane will crash?

You have the evidence,

the technical logs.

Besides, i was asked to fly

at night without two horizons.

Perez, you were the co-pilot,

you remember what happened.

Tell us what happened.

Yes, it's true, the gyro and

horizon were inoperative.

But the standby horizon had

an inclination due to apron slope.

So it was perfectly operative.

Like this...

we've grounded you,

initially for six months.

- Why?

- You know you're not well.

I'm fine but safety is not.

What business does the

company doctor have here?

Let's focus.

Writing such an ominous letter,

you're describing a fear.

Exactly. I'm afraid

a plane might crash.

- Or do you fear that you will?

- No, i'm careful.

If the plane

isn't safe, i refuse it.

- You'll undergo treatment.

- Why? What is my diagnosis?

You're always running away

from your melancholy.

What entitles you to talk

about my melancholy?

You're missing the point,

pilots face a dilemma.

They either comply with

rules and risk their jobs...

or they break the rules

and compromise safety.

As state representatives

you should do something.

You think our goal is

to provide safety?

You think it isn't?

Do you realize you're

very querulous?

- What does querulous mean?

- Quarrelsome...

i'm a complete idiot.

We already know that,

but please specify.

I did just what they

wanted me to do.

- What did you do?

- I argued with the psychiatrist.

Oh, well...

you definitely are an idiot.

Look, they published your article.

Look, look.

"On aprii 15, 1912,

rms titanic went down.

1,515 people lost their lives

in the shipwreck.

The life boats only had space

for 1,178 passengers...

of the 2,224 on board.

Abandon ship procedures

were never practiced.

It was the first case

of catastrophic industrial pressure.

85 years later,

they're investigating if a flight...

flying ba-caribbean

came back without life jackets

without life jacket

for the passengers.

Despite the time and lives spent,

we learn nothing from it.

Hey, moron, wake up...

answer, dammit,

i've good news for you.

De angelis has been fired.

- Hello, how are you?

- Fine.

Have a seat.

We'd like to talk to you.

Sorry, i didn't introduce you.

Ms. Fabbri is our new

pr manager.

We'd like to talk with

you about...

your conflict with

the previous management.

They did things in a way that would

have led to an accident.

I just warned them.

We appreciate your concern

for safety.

And we're already dealing with

many of these issues.

I'm glad to hear it.

If you'd like to work with us,

there shouldn't be a problem.

In fact, there is one.

Although i have my american

and english medical,

in my last check-up the air

force denied me a certificate.

That can be arranged.

The director of the certifying

board is a friend of mine.

Well, then there seems

to be no problem.

There is a favor i'd like

to ask you.

Yes?

It's about the letter you wrote.

It went public.

And it drew a lot of attention

in the aviation community.

The ny times quotes you

foreseeing a disaster.

I didn't know they'd published it.

Yes, i happen to have a copy.

If anything happens,

your letter becomes a time bomb.

We can't work under

these conditions.

If you respect the law,

it won't harm you.

The letter's for adrian

the public sees us as a company,

not as individuals.

- Are you asking me to take it back?

- Please, don't get me wrong.

You should make some changes...

so we can work peacefully,

- i wouldn't know how to do it.

- You're smart enough.

That letter is well-written.

Think of something.

You don't have to answer me now.

Take your time, give it some

thought... and call me.

Very well.

- Do you know him?

- No.

Write something.

Some nonsense, anything.

I can't help you

if you won't let me.

If i write that,

they'll let me fly again?

- I'm sure.

- I'm not.

Think what it will be like

if you can't fly any more.

I know it's important to you.

I don't want you to quit flying.

Neither do i.

When i was a kid, i'd stare

into the sky for hours.

- What did you think about?

- Well... i dreamt of the future.

How did it turn out?

Ok... well, sort of.

All this about you and flying

is strange.

Your grandparents...

- all this trouble you've caused.

- I didn't cause any trouble.

I wonder where it all

comes from?

I used to live under

the airport locator.

I looked up and the only thing

i saw were planes.

When the austral dc-9 crashed

in fray bentos...

the plane that flew into a storm?

- He never flew into a storm!

- He did, it was a pilot error.

How can you work for an airline

and speak of pilot error?

Pilots make mistakes, i guess.

Of course we make mistakes,

but that's not the point.

It's the procedures,

that's what it's all about.

They cost a lot of money. That's what

your manager doesn't get.

I investigated the crash on

behalf of the pilots' union.

I was at the crash site

for three days.

Then i went to washington,

heard the voice recorder.

It was the worst thing

i ever heard.

Both pilots knew they were going

to get killed.

You know what i found in the crater?

Three of the captain's fingers...

on the speed brake lever.

He died trying to save his plane.

Of course, the government and

the air force blamed the storm.

Was he an idiot that ran

into a storm?

A suicide?

Very convenient, isn't it?

Do you know why that plane

came down?

It didn't have an alarm the air force'd

regulated as mandatory.

See how easy it is to blame

it on pilot error?

Are you ok?

- What now?

- Nothing...

we'll sell the house,

that's all.

I'll paint a sign right now.

Why don't you retract?

You'll never fly again if you don't.

They'll just file it.

Don't be a fool, he can't do that.

You're right.

If i had his financial position,

i could afford not to retract.

You know what, gordo?

Keep drinking beer, that's

what you're really good at.

I can't do it.

- What?

- The retraction you asked for.

Why not?

It's not right... why do you want it

so badly? I don't get it.

Yes... you hardly understand anything.

Don't be arrogant,

i want to help.

It's not arrogance.

We've explained it

in so many ways.

- We're trying to improve things.

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