411A...I hope you don't leave PPRUNE> Sadly, you are right. For many years the idea that the FAA has a ''tombstone'' mentality has been well reported.
When did new deicing standards (on ground) come into being? After icing problems brought down airliners and killed people.
When did the latest wx radar to detect Microbursts/Windshear come into being? After a plane hit a microburst on a go around at KCLT (I was there watching).
When did ATC better coordinate instrument operations and change to a speed limit of 250 knots below 10,000'? When two planes collided over New York.
Nothing new...sorry if you don't know the reality of airline and aviation improvements.