safetypee....
”...A cynical view might point to overt support at high level; economically too disastrous to contemplate, so take the risk. But ensure that the risk is passed down the line; if there is an event the operator / crew will be in the firing line - ‘didn’t follow procedures’, without thought whether crews would be able to act or not.
If so then the regulatory decision process sheds all responsibility.
If the unlikely occurs then the enormity of the effect on the industry (including regulators) will be unimaginable...”
It would only be cynical if the reality was other than blatantly apparent. I would use the word “rational”...
Who guards the guardians? “Self Certification?” Sole source sensor? Economically too disastrous? At ten million per plaintiff....
Let’s see, that’s two Billion dollars, plus another Billion for legal fees. Plus re-certification. It’s a standout airplane. The corporation not so much.