Surely if the departure was lawful and the only regulations breached are company rules, it should have remained an internal matter?
Seems like someone needs to be seen taking public action. Any elections coming up?
You summed up my thinking, as I read the article. It seems that there are other issues with the flight, the "track" and the altitudes and attitudes used....could it be that these issues are difficult to prove and so the internal company rule is being used as the lever to get rid of a problem pilot???