"It should not be up to the pilot to ground the plane; shouldn't that be up to the airline or chief engineer?"
It's not up to the pilot; it's up to gravity. No fuel left means the plane is going down somewhere soon.
It's not up to the pilot; it's up to gravity. No fuel left means the plane is going down somewhere soon.
I don’t think anybody reading this story could have possibly assumed the plane could perpetually fly without fuel…