It is the detail of statement such as
BlueVikingFlyer that are the points that have to be presented to the public consistently over the next years. They have to be in bite sized, media friendly sentences. Clear and calm. Over and over again.
In my view, one fine thing that came out of the BBC 1 (TV) 6 o'clock news on 25th June was the CAA saying that everything was wonderful and their FTL scheme the best in the world. This was fine for two reasons:
- Most normal humans only accept that there is a problem when the government officially deny it. So, now we know that there is a problem.
- When the media are picking over the [future] FTL related prang - someone can show this piece of video and ask the CAA if they were correct. No, it won't change that prang but it will be a step on the way to preventing the next.
As we all know, the only two things that motivate people to action is money and death. Think how long it took the UK junior doctors to get relief from their ridiculous working hours? A decade? They had to get legislation changed and that is what the pilots have to do. In my view the Balpa rep did 100% better than the others in this short report - but not enough.