As a retired ATCO, I have no axe to grind; but as a concerned ex professional, I cannot believe what I see & hear in these pages in regards to the continuing potential attrition of safety standards. On another forum, you have the suggestion that separation standards be abandoned in order for a/c to fly in formation & save fuel; & on this one, you have the suggestion that safety regulation should be watered down in order, apparently, to save money. I have to say that I resisted the imposition of SRATCOH for many years at Jersey - on the grounds that it would have left us working more often & at more unsociable times. We lost that battle & had to accept SRATCOH. But now, forget all the reasons why you had to adopt it chaps; it is no longer necessary because the operators find that it is too inflexible & costing them too much money. Or, have I got this wrong ?