Let's say an airline who had a rogue HOFO at the helm and for whom it took well over a year to push aside because he is a protected species and it took some pressure from CASA to get him pushed.
So what made this HOFO a rogue? Did the HOFO continually breach parts of the act, or maybe flew aircraft in a dangerous way, or expect employee pilots to bust W&B limits or F&D limits? Is this your opinion or, like in the Hempel inquest, generally known in the industry?
IMO this statement is a bigger safety risk than any other:
as a result pushed and punted the safety manager so that the investigations could be covered up?
The first sign of a company digging its own stinky Swiss cheese hole, is if the frontline Safety Manager/Officer is not happy, or are being replaced at regular intervals, or are missing several fingers and toes!
