Originally Posted by
Clare Prop
Dick Smith is a private pilot. He is no more an expert on aviation than Geoffrey Thomas.
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Really? Yes it was quite a while ago but by the sounds of it he has maintained a close eye on their operations since he left. Comparing someone who spent 4 years as head of or chairman of the regulatory body to an aviation journalist is somewhat disingenuous to say the least.
having been appointed by Prime Minister Bob Hawke to be Chairman of the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) from February 1990 to February 1992. He also served as Deputy-Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA, the CAA's regulatory successor after the 1995 de-merger of the government's aviation operations including air traffic control) from 1997 until his resignation in 1999