This is what Bernie Smith, the CEO of Airservices Australia, had to say regarding the "anticipated savings" forecast by the Willoughby Report:
(Extract from
Australian Hansard June 2003)
Senator O’BRIEN—The report says that the Australian national airspace model has a potential financial
benefit of over $70.2 million. Do you understand how Mr Willoughby calculated this figure?
Mr B. Smith—No.
Senator O’BRIEN—Do you agree with the rationale and assumptions used in the costing?
Mr B. Smith—No, we do not.
Senator O’BRIEN—Was Airservices involved in any way in calculating the figure?
Mr B. Smith—We provided a certain amount of financial information to Mr Willoughby, but it was clearly
not utilised, or it certainly was not apparently utilised, in the final figures that came out.
If the CEO of AsA doesn't agree with the potential "financial benefit", then how can it be touted to the industry???
