The regulator does not live in a vacuum. There is enormous pressure, political, and economic, for the regulator to demure to profit. Whence comes the pressure?
You seem very surprised? Have you been following the evolution of Air France v/v their public presentation of this accident, from the beginning?
Proactive and moral concern for others departed the gate long ago...for profits.
See: "pencil whip", "deferred in the field", and more obvious, though less quantifiable bud/bud "degradation" of what was once a functional system....
Your dudgeon is affected, yes? (You Kid?)
In the course of time, things produce what cannot be avoided. BEA acquiesced to AIRBUS to release a memo to burnish the reputation of the a/c manufacturer. Had they refused, there would have been trouble....and improvement in AirBus commitment to safety, in all ways.....
Airbus engineered a new technology for the 380.To save the weight of six passengers, they tried a composite/metal sandwich that was new. Ribs are fracturing. RR engineered a stub pipe for the Trent. Boeing developed a huge leap in application of two phase construction, the Dreamliner. Throughout its testing, their was applause, or chagrin, as if in some kind of ego filled soccer match.
The Shuttle program exhibited the same sort of fan interest, but the astronauts knew the risks....
If you don't know exactly what you are doing, work for the Space program, where risk is acknowledged. The hustle for money and prestige belongs NOT in airline transport....
I am a partisan. You should consider becoming one.
Last edited by Lyman; 30th May 2012 at 16:17.