"I can ensure you that it will be a safer system, but it will be more efficient with less cost and that's important"
and
"The Air Traffic Controllers normally always oppose any change at all, and so basically it's opposing change, rather than saying can we do something better."
Way to go Dick.
Safer, CASA said less safe than the current system.
Same old trump card hey, lets blame the controllers and their ability to not cope with change... Last time I checked there were three organisations who said NAS should be stopped. Two of them with pilots as members.
Last time I checked there were 45 TLI's dealing with changes in procedures and instructions in the last 30 days, in my area alone. Heard about them, no, because we can cope with change.
Winning friends fast Dick. We are not opposed to change, but if it doesn't deliver on safety or money, what's the point.
Bottle of Rum (please)