Bent feathers??
PacPlyer, your quote
<<<<Changing a whole country's ICAO status based on the practices of a single colluding out of state carrier is, in the real world, not likely to happen imho.>>
Not just Phuket Air but 1-2 Go /Thai Orient.
Look at Phuket Air crash thread ( Sept 16 , 2007 ) and then have a gander at InvestigateUdom.com
Thai DCA is a pit of malfeasance
Besides just one incident that is ignored by DCA is reason enough to downgrade rating .
Not bent feathers, LOST LIVES , and lots of 'em