...we have become so risk averse...Have the legal team finally taken over the business?
Yes; these points are undoubtedly part of the problem.
I applaud KLM for doing test flights but do not wish for airspace to be re-opened based solely upon research done by companies who have a direct financial interest in flights being resumed. That said; who is most qualified to judge whether the airspace is navigable in relative safety?
Can any members point to other agencies that are currently undertaking similar experiments?