Blaming the CASA in part on this thread seems par for the course. However, there's also the issue of a manager and a chief pilot. All get a briefing from the CASA along the lines of, "You are the one responsible for your employees' actions. You take the fall." The CASA is (as far as I know) very direct and straightforward on these deliberations. What might not be stated, but is implied is that any issues of rule breaking that are not dealt with appropriately will be ultimately held as the responsibility of those two individuals: licence revocation, future career, immense legal fees and jail time are all on the table if they do not absolve their responsibilities in an appropriate manner. Barry needed a chief pilot and a CEO to continue operations. He couldn't have done so without them. Barry alledgedly chose to ignore the rules. So why didn't the chief pilot walk if this wasn't the first time Barry did this?
Last edited by Lodown; 23rd Jun 2012 at 16:03.