Well there's the answer - 13 sectors flown with a horrifically damaged aircraft. This is a disgrace. How the hell can you fly 13 sectors with that level of damage without it being detected? As for Virgins response of the event being 'isolated', well maybe the nature and depth of this damage is an 'isolated' outcome, but what of all the contributing factors, are they isolated? Very unlikely. Something has gone very very wrong in VA's system of oversight and assurance. One wonders whether VA's former strategy of one aircraft type is better suited to their actual capability, rather than a mixture of 737's, ATR's, A330's, Embraers, 777's........
Heads simply must roll over this, and I can't see why Borghetti's shouldn't be included? I hope you haven't forgotten who the
accountable person is in your organisation John?
And finally, I know, a silly question but CASA you truly are asleep at the yoke, are you not??? This incident should hopefully open a lot of eyes by receiving the due attention it deserves. And not to be left off the list of VA woes;
http://m.smh.com.au/travel/travel-in...810-2roct.html
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...t-in-moranbah/
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...g-interesting/