For this discussion, read the incident in the Competitor's Safety Problem document given in the resources. In your post, indicate which action from the list of five possibilities you would recommend and your rationale for recommending it. Support your assertions with at least one APA in-text citation.

COMPETITOR'S SAFETY PROBLEM

Your maintenance chief has reported that a mechanic you hired from another regional airline told

him that the other airline did a lot of "pencil maintenance." That is, they wrote a lot of things in

the maintenance logs that did not actually get donerequired inspections, repairs, and parts

replacements. He said "The outfit is just a big accident, waiting to happen." Your maintenance

chief wanted to report it to the executive committee to see what, if anything should be done. He

stated that the mechanic reported that he quit that airline because he did not like to be associated

with such an activity. The other airline has competed against you in the past and is likely to

compete in at least one market in the future. It has a reputation of being very aggressive

competitively.

Which of the following actions should you take?

1. Report the incident to the FAA (the other airline will be able to ascertain who made the

report).

2. Phone the president of the other airline and tell him what you heard. You are on neutral

terms with that person as he is your competitor.

3. Drop a tip to the local investigative reporter at the newspaper.

4. Report it to an official of the Airline Association. You cannot be sure the official or the

association will take any action, but at least your conscience will be clear. It is somewhat

possible your name might be leaked to the competitor.

5. You determine that the matter is either (a) none of your business or (b) that the report is

just "sour grapes" from a disgruntled employee. So you decide to do nothing.