Sunfish asked:
The question to me is if CASA and ATSB will try to brazen it out.
You have your answer, Sunfish:
The federal government has declared it has full confidence in Australia's aviation safety agencies.
And for those of you who are appalled at that, I’ve worse news for you: If there is a change of the government, the new government will say exactly the same thing.
Of course, they don’t mean it. But their most important priority is to make the punters “feel” safe.