This is part of her statement, and if you believe the Nav Dept set the aeroplane on a collision course with the side of the mountain, and the crew sitting in the sharp end could do nothing about it, then so be it.
"It found the airline reset the plane's navigation systems without telling the pilots, inadvertently setting the aircraft on a collision course with the side of the mountain."
"The report's author, judge Peter Mahon, also accused Air New Zealand officials of telling "an orchestrated litany of lies" to cover up the mistake and keep the blame on the pilots."
She never mentioned anything about the NZ Appeal Courts findings on the Mahon investigation, nor did she mention the fact that Mahon appealed the Appeal courts decision to the Privy Council and got the response that has been printed in this forum a number of times, nor is it ever mentioned that after Morrie Davis resigned after the company staff being accused of Litany of Lies was found to be a breach of natural justice, and being challenged by Morrie Davis to, after being found wrong to resign, HE DID.
President of the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Andrew Ridling said the apology was a game changer.
"The pilots on board the aircraft that day were subject to unfair conjecture and blame that affected their professional reputations," Captain Ridling said.
"We have waited a very long time to see that put right."
He said it was very important to the association and the families to hear the Prime Minister say the pilots were not responsible for the tragedy.
"It's impossible to underestimate the effect of just a few words," Ridling said.
If the statement was Not .SOLELY responsible, it would be a more accurate representation of fact.
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Last edited by prospector; 15th Dec 2019 at 22:59.