So now it appears that there is a rapidly growing group of relatives bent on retribution, most likely culminating in a class action against Boeing for the 737MAX accidents. It puts a spotlight on the practice of regulators who delegate or totally avoid their responsibilities v’s ensuring a worlds best practice approach to airline safety by actually regulating. If the FAA gets swept up and implicated in these accidents, what does that mean for the methods of our own regulator I wonder. The watering down of CAO48.1 at the behest of industry (airline) pressure, allowing organisations to strip back essential staff to sub-bare bones levels, potential cash for comments etc, etc....surely have to be seen as a window into our own regulatory future.
What are your thoughts?