Labqueen - I agree the situation has become very confused.
I think it would help to understand what the remaining issues to get to "ALARP" are, then perhaps we could grasp what risks are being taken until the end of the year.
Until that happens I think it will be impossible for anyone to accept this statement:
while the fleet is not ALARP it is still airworthy and it is still safe to fly as they are working towards that standard.
though as Tuc has posted this is not necessarily inconsistent with normal practice.
Did the coroner ask what these outstanding issues/measure were?