Mstr Caution, excellent pickup.
Bernard said he was fired for raising the issues and other safety concerns to the airline.
Source:
Jetstar Pacific faces safety accusations
This goes to the heart of the Qantas/Jetstar arguments, that there are a number of robust systems in place to catch problems and there would be no consequences for those raising safety issues. Therefore, we have two clear cases (Joe Eakins & Bernard John McCune) where whistle-blowers have been sacked for raising safety concerns. A significant part of the evidence on day 4 was that this could not & would not happen.
Everything that the Qantas group argued was built on the assumption that this robust system would result in deficiencies being addressed without fear of consequences. Clearly the
actual corporate behaviour is at odds with that stated under parliamentary privilege. The arguments mounted, therefore have no credibility.