So you know that Sully Sullenberger makes millions on speeches. As do Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis, and any number of people who have nothing to gain from giving speeches except the money they make giving speeches and whose clients have nothing to gain from hiring them except the cachet they bring to the event they're speaking at. Go to http://www.greatertalent.com/ to see the going rates for famous pulic speakers. What kind of sinister things are they and their clients all up to, mr. conspiracy theory?
In reference to the actual article, when individuals actually become more accountable for actions and decisions then things may change. Some person at some level makes the decision to do, that is who needs to be held accountable.