Originally Posted by
neville_nobody
Good luck Uber getting all this past CASA:
Quote:
. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) told ABC Radio Melbourne the authority would work with the company to ensure the service was safe before it started operating.
CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said the list of challenges for Uber was a long one:
- The company would have to get a safety certification for the new battery-operated aircraft — which does not exist yet
- The airspace they would use would have to be managed by authorities
- The people operating the aircraft would need specialised training
- Infrastructure for the mini-airports does not yet exist
The regional general manager of Uber Eats, Jodie Auster, conceded the days of pilotless flight were a long way off.
"There's a lot of work to do. An urban ridesharing network in the sky does not happen overnight. It's going to take some time," she said
That quote from CASA sounds like bureaucratese for "If anyone thinks we are going to be approving this hare-brained scheme inside the next twenty years, they had better have another think."
BTW did anyone notice the head of Uber's pizza delivery department has the surname Auster? Perhaps that's her venerable connection with aviation right there?