I for one agree with a few of the items posted on this thread. It does however give me the impression, and correct me if I'm wrong, that certain individuals now believe that management policy within FR is now lining the airline up for a major incident or even a hull loss. There seems to be an assumption that it is this which would cause management to relax the reigns on the way that we operate. Whilst I agree, safety issues are a life case in every airline; and indeed as Piloto2011 suggests, some more than others - ie AF,AA,THY,Korean etc. I do unfortunately think that a major incident within FR could potentially ruin the airline. The media treats FR like no other. Much in the same way as the News of the World pushed the boat out on a bit of scandal involving a celebrity or some Premiership footballer - to the point that the objective was to ruin that person. FR would be no different. it is the airline that everyone loves to hate. I wonder why?