Creamy, i would agree with you on a number of points:
1> the inpropriety can be measured by looking at the results of the AAT, why hasn't actual positve action been taken.
2> the term "safety" being used as a get out of goal free card for CASA TL.
3> he who wins the battle does not neccesarily win the war, is this natural justice ?.
Points i disagree with:
1> the AAT successes out weight failures, i do not see this and this is a terrible shame, either CASA has been effectively de-empowered by the actions of the rogue elements or CASA has crap lawyers.
2> the industry is not working together, due to the nature of the vindictive individuals within TL, by covert means, through the AM, Current Affair, web sites, hundreds of hours talking between competing companies, sharing of information between companies, it is pretty much building a two camp policy, the industry front and CASA's front, i want to see this stop, i want to see trust and an open door policy, have you ever tried to get a straight yes or no answer out of a FOI or AWI ?.
3> Torres recieved a fair go, he was not the only operator conducting these operations in the Straits, but he got the latex glove treatment, which essentially caused the financial demise of the company, he was made an example of, what about all the other examples of good and bad outcome for different operators, BPI incident, Mark peert/ cloncurry mustering, there are more.
Vacumm policy, where the hell does it talk about fixed terminal, routes or shared charter within the Regs ?, nothing has in essence changed, there are still the same inconsistencies, since before Torres's time ( for example ), it still all comes down to ones interpretation of the intent of the regulation, i.e. the delegate must be satisfied, satisfied with what ?.
Last edited by Stink Finger; 22nd January 2005 at 10:41.