Fundamental question… would Captain Mason have invited the unauthorized person onto the flight deck if a CAA inspector were riding his jump seat? If not I would like to know why.
Can Captain Mason answer and prove with beyond a reasonable doubt he completely acted in accordance with his company’s FCOM as approved by the CAA? If the answer is yes… then case closed.
I’m sure that Captain Mason is a swell individual… however being a swell guy does it give him license to violate company procedures which are approved by the CAA?
Point counter point works on these threads… but could the issue regarding violating company procedures be successfully argued before the CAA and the airline?