A quote from the above Telegraph article by AJ
The best analogy is your car - 20 years ago you had to check the oil and water every weekend. Do you remember?You couldn't go a weekend without doing it? Now when do you check the oil and water? With new cars you don't have to. And that's the equivalent with aircraft technology. We're doing things we should have stopped 20 years ago."
Crapola, go and read your owner handbook for your car, I have, it will state something to the effect;
"The oil level & coolant should be checked at least weekly"....
and more often if used in extreme operating conditions (My wording following.ie. Such as a car driving in the outback or aircraft flying non-stop across the Pacific or Indian Oceans. .).
Just People being lazy or ignorant..
