“Aviation has more regulation per square inch than any other industry I know and I would like to get rid of most of them,” Truss said.
“But I know that that will compromise confidence in our safety record.”
You see: It’s all about
perception, not substance.
More and more regulations make aviation appear safer to punters. If punters are scared of the 30,000’ death plunge, all governments need to do is point to the thousands of pages of regulations (and sacrifice a few pilots with colour vision deficiency). The response to one fatal accident during an Angel Flight must be more regulation.
And the bureaucracy is always ready to help with that.
It’s pathetic.
