Maybe part of the silence is not arrogance or fear but “where the hell do we begin and how have we got here?”
The operators are conducting their own reviews. Hmmm…Who exactly in the company will be responsible for this? What if they say the top man is the problem or suggest such a major overhaul that the cost is deemed unacceptable by the duty accountant? Isn’t this really just the greatest arse covering exercise to date?
Whoever does a review needs to be totally independent and unbiased without loyalty to a company, the CAA or the customer. This is just becoming the greatest self licking lolly otherwise.
SASless is bang on with the suggestion that maybe the greatest change will come from within. For years pilots have been ignored on safety issues, now they have a voice and they must use it in whatever way they can.