[Gobbledock]

Herr Thorny;

"I agree P7, could I be forgiven for believing the Mount Erabus disaster was the catalyst that sent New Zealand on its true reform project. I understand that before that they were just like CAsA, spawned from the military, imbibed with military arrogance and ego's, hell bent on bringing their aviation industry to its knees.
Well just look at it now, amazing what true reform can do"

And with Erebus you had the following factors - a shonky Government of the day protecting it's major airline at any cost, a lethargic, useless and outdated aviation authority, and a useless imbecilic crooked safety investigative bureau. Hmmm, must be tautology, I am sure I've seen this somewhere more recently? Yes in NZ they had all these factors wrapped up in one little parcel with a smoking hole ribbon on top!! 
Far too many good people died unnecessarily on top of Erebus that day (R.I.P), and not enough of the shysters who contributed to this accident paid a fair price (however over the subsequent years the Ferryman has made several house calls and put in many miles crossing the River Styx to complete his post Erebus mission).

So while the Dolans of the world jet off to France, the Truss's of the world attend Mary Poopins stage shows, the CAsA Wodgers of the world protect the guilty while persecuting the innocent and the ICAO of the world is staffed by silver haired bureaucrat retiree's who have a penchant for eating cucumber sandwiches while indulging in talk wankfests, our countdown clock slowly but surely ticks ever closer to it's version of aviation midnight - a giant smoking hole or midair fireball.

We've said it a thousand times Miniscule and we will say it a thousand more;

TICK TOCK