jameskirk, your reply is both irrational and ill-considered.
His identity and experience are irrelevant. He is described as a "Scottish pilot", isn't that enough? Do you expect him to publish his name and address on the News - as if! What has "experience" to do with flagging up a seriously worrying trend? Describing him as a "random" is hardly adding anything to the debate either, nor are silly remarks about the safety of his airline or its identity. I gather you've taken a personal objection to his carefully worded warning but slagging the guy off isn't going to help anyone's argument, least of all yours.
His point is valid, two gear failures and one engine failure in a week begin to look as though all is not well - isn't that fair grounds to ask questions? We all know the Dash has had severe historical problems with the gear that bested top Scandawegian carrier(s) so this cannot be swept under the carpet. It may be just bad luck but three incidents in a week are stacking the odds a bit high for any airline, especially a rather small one like Flybe.
IMO he has made a sound point in a considered manner. It is certainly something that the company and doubtless the authority's engineering branch will be pursuing with great care in weeks to come. Does that mean they have an "axe to grind" too, or are they just doing their jobs?