"NAS is working perfectly."
"I have detailed information about the situation...which completely proves that what they allege are illusions . . .
They lie every day."
(With apologies to Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Information Minister)
Mr Anderson says the new system is being introduced progressively and will not be abandoned.
"The National Airspace System (NAS) will produce better safety outcomes for the travelling public in the country," he said.
"It will allow for a more relevent concentration of finite safety resources in areas of greatest safety risk.
"I remain absolutely consistent in my view that moving to NAS is in the interests of the travelling public of Australia