I am hoping (dreaming) that one day the Government looks at “aviation” as being more than just QF chairman’s lounge privileges. Australian has so much capacity to build up aviation related businesses - passenger travel, freight and cargo operations, maintenance, pilot training, engineering, aircraft and component building and design, fixed wing, rotary, commercial and recreational training, licensing, aircraft storage, and the list goes on. A multi billion dollar sector with the capacity to grow, lead and develop opportunities.
For an isolated nation, aviation is a necessary pathway for our existence. To achieve this, we need clear, concise and workable rules that don’t inhibit the industry or destroy it, but instead enables it to survive and grow. This is where Glen’s case is more than just one man’s journey for justice. What happened had a ripple effect - lives destroyed, businesses destroyed, opportunities lost, careers lost, value to the economy lost! CASA’s actions have a far reaching impact that goes beyond their pride and egos. These sorts of actions have been dealt out by CASA for decades. It really is about time that the accountable Minister actually accepted responsibility for the mess and demanded that his bureaucrats fix it once and for all.