"Private Pilot" type accident
It may appear to be a "private pilot" type accident, but unfortunately the opportunity for something like this to happen has been created by the environment, and from the many GF air crew and cabin crew I know, the only surprise is that it didn't happen earlier.
Of course GF would have you believe that passenger safety is uppermost in their mind, whereas in reality for several years now it's been about trying to survive on budgets slashed to pieces by people with their hands in the corporate pocket, placed there by their uncles/friends/other people in high places!
Many ex-GF'ers I know here point to the number of ex GF expat staff in management positions in Emirates to show what GF could have been now if it hadn't been ravaged over the years and turned into a local YOPS scheme.
But I work for the government and it's the same story there, too.
Conclusion: Jobs for the boys and passenger safety do not go hand in hand.
Cheers,
Desertia