The government and airline management, plus the general public have completely missed the underlying issue, the elephant in the room.
There will be other factors in motion, in regards to the incident being discussed.
Quite possible that friends and family were aware of "issues", yet said nothing.
Quite possible that airline management were aware of "issues", yet swept it under the carpet.
And just as possibly, those who knew him personally or professionally, might not have connected the dots until after the event.