But when things ‘happen’, they still do what exactly? Air Asia X will always be a classic example. Racked up a dozen safety, all serious, safety investigations, yet not a single sanction. I was far from impressed with the approach taken towards that operator, which was do nothing.
When I wrote to CASA asking why I continue to share airspace with the operator citing about two dozen incidents here and abroad, they simply advised they had conducted ramp checks, reviewed manuals, procedures, which sat at standard or above. Now my issue isn’t with paperwork, it’s with the check and training departments, and poor CRM. I have never seen such a disregard for Airbus procedures in my entire career. Yet nothing was done.
I don’t think anyone gets special treatment. It’s just, everyone gets no treatment.