I'm wondering if all of the kerfuffle about young James would have occured if he hadn't been a bit of a poster boy.
One thing is for sure. CASA are the one s who granted the AOC.
CASA have regulatory oversight over the AOC holder.
I'd be wondering what Pelairs check and training system is like.
I'd be posing questions to the Ops side of things and in particular why don't Pelair go to Noumea any more? Maybe something to do with landing costs etc.
The PIC is being hung out to dry with very little support.
For the record.... he was following SOPs that are applicable to that particular operator QED.
Swiss cheese my friends, you won't find a better example.