Global Warrior,
Very good letter and perhaps I can I suggest a slight amendment/addition?
Safety should never be a reactive measure, it should be anticipative and pro-active in nature. Balpa appear not to be the latter and therefore they are working neither in the interest of their paying members or in the public interest generally.
"But there's no problem with safety" Balpa cry! But thats the whole point...why do we need to wait for an accident to happen to prove the inherent erosion of safety? Isnt it a responsibility of the industry to safeguard safety in the first place?