Hearty Meatballs, I for one agree with every single word you posted on post 116. I was with "LoCos" for 14 years and I also NEVER had any pressure from above to do anything other than turn up to work on time, and when I was a manager, I never applied any either.
I know a lot of people working for this particular airline and they are very fine airmen indeed.
Accidents happen in every field of aviation. Statement of the obvious maybe, but Low cost does NOT automatically equal low standards.