To that, you mentioned your concern. In your statement you say, “It is extremely naïve to think that under SMS a financially strapped operator is” on its own initiative “going to place necessary safety expenditures ahead of economic survival”.
As one of the questions I wondered about, and I'm just trying to think where it was, what surprised me was the reference you had to the large airlines. I don't know where the reference was particularly, but you talked about the large airlines. I'm sure they have an interest in safety, because the lack of a safety record can very much affect their ability to market their airlines.
Do you make a distinction between the smaller airlines and the larger airlines? I noticed that somewhere in here you made a reference to the major carriers. You still see that as a problem, do you?