ZAZOO, I think Demuren could have ignored initiatives like US Cat 1 certification, the Cape Town convention, and ICAO endorsement, and gotten away with it. That is, no one would have been able to press him enough to inspire these events, if he chose not to. He could have done the bit he was meant to, collect his salary, and go home, every month. But he didn't. Fact is, the events were mostly his initiatives. Let's contrast his time with the tenure of the gentlemen before him; were there events as significant as the three listed above, during their times? And of course, there was the six year absence of jet hull loss under Demuren. Okay, so, it was dramatic, but it took place under his watch and should be credited to him. Anyhow, he had his downsides as nobody is perfect. But in my opinion, they are much less than his achievements