[angry_octet]

This is an extraordinary claim. Obviously some of the prior costs are due to paperwork, but really?

https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter5/air-transpo...

[bombcar]

That doesn't break it down in the same way - what percentage of "labor" is "administrative overhead" for example.

[angry_octet]

Everyone has to do paperwork, but is that 'admin overhead' it an essential part of safety culture? I'm struggling to see where the overhead is that significant.

It is a lot more obvious in other fields -- medicine and highly regulated/litigious professions.