The main point also not raised in the summary is that this jet has been flying since December 2010 without a valid Permit to Fly. It has been renewed by the current maintenance organisation and the one before several times despite having issues such as out of date seat cartridges, engine RPM limits exceeded (during Flight Test in June 2011), no AMOC with either company being valid.
If these had been more honest and not 'stretched' their abilities and permissions this aircraft would not have been flying. Had the CAA checked more thoroughly during audits on these companies the aircraft wouldn't have been flying and the companies maintenance licence revoked. However, what occurs in a CAA audit is it carried out by a team with sufficient knowledge and a proper examination of the aircraft undertaken or is it just a paper exercise?