Originally Posted by
alfaman
I'm not sure the "guilty until proven innocent" applies in the UK - suspension isn't about guilt or otherwise, it's to ensure there's a proper investigation to establish what happened & why, & to ensure they have time to recover from the shock & trauma of it, & are fit to return to duty. If there are failings in the way the crew operated the aircraft, that may be addressed with retraining; if it's a technical issue, then that's no reflection on them, anyway.
In theory you are quite correct but that is why I used the term ‘adage’. In my experience, both Civil and Military, pilots and other aircrew, as appropriate, will invariably feel that they are required to prove their innocence as the Operators and Manufacturers will move heaven and earth to prove that their organisation or product was not at fault.