The management of Helios Airways were found guilty; check out your own favourite airline against this.
The AAIASB Report found that the Flight and Cabin crew were medically fit, well rested and qualified (OED - trained and competent) to conduct the flight.
The aircraft had a current C of A and carried no defects.
Safety oversight was by UK CAA
No significant deficiencies were noted in audits and the UK CAA Inspector recommended continuance of the Helios Airways AOC on 5 June 2005.
It doesn't get much better than that, so what are they guilty of?
probably guilty of nothing more than having an insurance policy that could pay out.
a criminal sentence and corporate negligence, *PAYDAY* !
unfortunately situations like this are nothing to do with safety, responsibility or justice it is about squeaking money out of a policy..
Greece and as Cyprus are both fairly small, you can bet that lawyers and judges are to some degree related or interconnected, heck i'm related to about a third of cyprus.. so lawyers need to get paid, they sure as s**t dont work pro-bono all the time so each settlement will have a percentage going for legal fees, get a criminal conviction and that new house, swimming pool or g-wagen is paid for.
outcomes like this actually set flight safety backwards as well as industry progression and development, that is the travesty following the tragedy!