Well, I am glad that the problem has been identified, its only taken 3 or 4 months. Will it be fixed before the wet season? At the present rate of progress, it would appear that nothing will be resolved.
Airservices were very quick off the mark some years ago, in putting radar into YMLT after the 737 near miss, but some where along the line they have dropped the ball.
Is this a case of either party not wanting to spend their budget resources on another departments problem, even though there is safety implications.
Do we have to wait until the NT News headlines sensationalise the problem?
Are the RAAF/Airservices admitting that they cannot rectify the fault through lack of technical skills?
Are Airservices providing value for the money that operators pay for en route charges? Do the operators get a refund for non availability of the advertised radar services.
Do we have to wait until the election is announced for ministerial intervention?