I was serving on CXX in 1995 when we lost seven of our best at the Toronto Airshow. Throughout the aftermath, the press were difficult and obstructive. Reporters would arrive uninvited at the doors of grieving families and would knowingly embellish a dropped comment and print half truths. We attempted to have a certain paper banned from Kinloss but were prevented from doing so by MOD. The fact that the editor has apologised to Shona is a step in the right direction but editors also apologised in 1995. The editor has sold his papers and the money is in the bank, ultimately that is all he is concerned about. These people have no understanding of the concepts of compassion and decency.
I would add that I also know Martin Cannard very well and the reported comments will have hurt him to the quick. In my view, CXX could not have a better human being at the helm during these difficult times.