very very sad news
Much as on the surface the action seems appropriate - and perhaps even digging deeper maybe even more so, I am still struck with a deep sense of loss and sadness on hearing the decision sent down by the FAA. Tis one thing to lose a job - but to lose ones livelihood is something else altogether, especially at the end of an otherwise stellar career.
I confess to a jarring disconnect with the outcome of this vs the outcome of many an 'FAA investigation' of airline maintenance (and lack of same) where the airlines are permitted to keep flying even as bits fall off to the ground below. Perhaps a fine, a period of retraining, a cooling of period, and maybe never rostering these two together would have been enough?