The important thing is though that college has been removed from HR, and the head of training now reports direct to the CEO. That has to be an improvement.
are our skies as safe as we suppose them to be ?.
Could be better, could also be worse. I don't know of any ATC that won't fly as a passenger, yet. Personally I'd not fly at night, and if it weren't for TCAS I'd be worried. Most of the small percentage of the public who care would have trouble seeing past the spin, and there is only one way to prove there is a problem. Almost certainly it will get worse before it can get better.