Safer Skies or What
as I said earlier today before work - it will be a good test to see how B Byron & the regulators stand up and deliver on their own spin from the Canberra soiree late last year with ANY new players in australian skies - esp with some from Asia where their record is less than optimal ( and for that matter even with the current players)
All LCC's (and other airlines) must be scrutinized closely - and with so many LCC's reducing the crew pay and conditions, and performance factors such as min rest & fatigue, the regulators also need to be stringent in monitoring the performance of the crews and more importantly the integrity of the self reporting regime.
F'instance Jetstar should have had its AOC suspended after the poorly attempted cover up of the TO/GA issue in MEL which AJ & Co were more than a little deliberately slow to tell the teacher. (DJ has done the same with a 73 taking off with only 1 door armed.... and just to prove there is no bias, QF too kept quiet a 76 landing without the seatbelt sign on). (documents in possession for all incidents listed so no correspondence pls)
As for the approving pollies whose only aviation qualification is putting their bum in J class seat and downing a few glasses of quality inflight red - they should be made to split their travel between all operators....(gives 'pigs will fly' a whole new meaning eh!)
Reality will call upon the not-so-risk adverse operational models that skirt the regulatory environments and even more sadly, the price of their education will be paid by the unlucky onboard pax and their loved ones.
In the unfortunate event that reality calls before sanity, I can only hope His Honour does not hestitate to apportion the provisions of duty of care and responsibility of the Directors of the airline concerned.
Due diligence over dollars please.
Last edited by airtags; 10th Jan 2008 at 11:08.
Reason: .....proving the fatigue factor after a long day