I think we've managed to cloud the issue by talking about GAAP ops too much. It just doens't apply to what Dick is trying to achieve. That includes your reference to BK too, Dick.
CASA is under the gun awfully at the moment with the senate inquiry underway. We should be very worried that the mob charged with ensuring our safety in the air has operated so badly that the senate feels the need to intervene. And you can guarantee there will be intervention.
Dick might be awfully rich, but he still operates within his own rights. One of his (and our) rights is to get a timely response from a government body. I too would not like my taxes spent on CASA defending themselves from a legal challenge, but they wouldn't have to if they'd done the right thing in the first place.
That's what we need to fix ... the "holier than thou" attitude that exists at CASA that is actually operating to decrease safety in this industry.
Walrus