Good interview below. The AIC CEO pretty much sums up the cause of the accident. Let's see what spin APNG can drum up to cover over this;
Pilot error contributes to PNG crash | Pacific Beat | ABC Radio Australia
I really hope that lessons have and will be learned from this. The accident is damning against APNG as an airline. And with its previous history of crashes and around 100 people dead you would imagine that the time has come for some accountability to be measured out? What have or are the CAA going to do? Sit on their hands again? Will the government finally stand up and say enough is enough of this sort of occurrence in PNG? Will APNG at the very minimum, remove the current CEO who cannot be absolved of accountability just because he started after the accident occurred. What will the public, contracted parties and current or potential investors think about this? How will the accidents root cause affect the insurance payouts, future premiums and financial viability of the airline? Will the Board and Managing Director step aside?
It cannot be forgotten that this accident is probably the worst to occur in the Australia Pacific region in 40 years. 28 people on this occasion are dead. Justice must be sought for those who are now resting in peace.
Also another take on the accident;
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-p...adly-PNG-crash
And the potential merger of APNG with Air Niugini iced;
http://www.alternativeairlines.com/a...ed-and-opposed
Prime Minister Somare said;
He also cites Airlines PNG’s low profitability, its reliance on charters to mining projects and its poor safety record against that of Air Niugini, which has never had an accident