One thing that is true in Aviation....Accident Investigations done properly. have a sure way of identifying problems that contribute to the accident happening.
Those problems might be unforeseen, un-intentional, undesirable, and unfortunate....but they existed.
Perhaps we should see a change in how the Accident Investigation system works where at some defined time interval there be a requirement for an Audit of the Unit/Operator be done to determine what actions have been taken to eliminate those problems identified during the Accident Investigation.
If we are going to suffer losses of People and Aircraft then those tragic losses should result in something positive and good and hopefully eliminate as best possible those factors from recurring.
With the results of the Irish SAR Contract being known.....it will be up to the Winner to prove it has the ability to operate efficiently, safely, and do so from Day One of the new Contract.
Lets hope they do well in all regards.
And.....yes....there were (or should have been) Lessons Learned from the Irish SAR Crash that is being mentioned.
The new Operator has the luxury of bringing its own proven system and way of operating to the operation so no need to re-hash history is it?