thoughtful post cleggs...
But it seems... and historically so... that if CASA is slighted by accidents or misdemeanors/breaches of the regs...CLOSE the WHOLE PLACE DOWN.
eg Whyalla Air is a classic example.
Its how they go about creating a "safer" outcome that is the problem
Reg breaches made known at TI..and only a few people would have been involved...so prosecute and apply the penalties for that,to those responsible, when proven guilty in a court of law.
DONT destroy the whole business and all the jobs for those in Darwin, Gove, Cairns and Mareeba that had nothing to do with those breaches.
Safer skies for all doesnt mean punishment for all and sundry, does it ?
And there are people in CASA who are not the shining white safety knights as they pretend to be either.