Sasless - I cannot prove you wrong , maybe it is a weakness of a system based on profit, not just a healthy operating profit but a greedy pursuance of every last penny that has forced the operators to undercut each other to get the contract and in turn squeeze their own operation until it hurts.
As Teefor says something has to give and it seems that a real Flight Safety culture is paid lip service to in order to protect jobs and pay.
Isn't it strange that onshore, the H&S monster has led to builders not being able to carry bricks up a ladder but offshore there has been a tacit (good word Fkelly)approval by the regulators and oil companies alike of some outdated and risky practices and procedures.
I'm sure that each crash leaves the crews hoping that this will be the one the triggers change and allows the industry to move towards airline levels of safety and reliability.