I don't know if I would consider commercial airlines and GA/charters the same industry. Malice is being ascribed where incompetence more than adequately explains the differences.
The problem with always assuming stupidity before malice is that it makes premeditated maliciousness trivial to get away with.
We don't have to ascribe all faults to individuals rather than systems through which they work. Incompetent individuals can easily facilitate a malicious system of inputs and outcomes.