The issues paper also canvasses government support to help the struggling general aviation sector replace its ageing fleet of small aircraft.
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And it warns that shortages of pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers could jeopardise safety and the economics of the aviation industry, and calls on the industry to consider setting up a national flying school.
Interesting ideas. Wonder what the flying schools would think of a national (possibly part subsidised) competitor opening up down the road. Yeah, that would assist the general aviation sector no end...
I think maybe the best way to improve the GA sector is to enforce some of the rules covering things like wages and conditions for staff (remove the wages from competition), reduce Govt red tape for GA operators, remove the "Low Bid" mentality from government tenders, and introduce an induction system for all CASA employees where they must work for 6 weeks in a GA business to understand what GA operations are up against.