"We never put the safety of one of our aircraft in jeopardy"
"We never undermine the safety of our aircraft".
So, he disagrees with AVM Sir Clive Loader (and other BoI reports)? His testimony to the Inquest and Review will be interesting, given SoS has already sided with Sir Clive. At least he'll have Ainsworth on his side.
"Older aeroplanes need more work to maintain the same standards we require - that's inevitable".
Assuming he actually understands this (and when did the penny drop?), thereby disagreeing with quite a number of more junior officers and beancounters over the years, has he told the Broons of the logical conclusion - more funding is necessary to maintain airworthiness and operational capability?