Swisscheese #639
Can you confirm where you have heard the owners and insurers have agreed it being their fault and started making payments.
I would have thought the insurers would have waited until the AAIB report as it may not be the owners insurance that needs to pay out or will they make a counter claim in the civil courts on the operators, maintenance organisation or airshow organisers if it is determined they have been negligent in their duties. Also if this was the case of negligent could it then be a classified as corporate manslaughter and possibly gross negligence manslaughter both of which are dealt with by the courts. I personally could possibly see both a criminal and civil cases in court.
I am also curious as to why Hunters have been grounded full stop. Didn't do this with any other aircraft even the Gnats. As far as I can make out all the Hunters have had permits issued by the same company, or is this just coincidence?