Kelpie did indeed offer an accurate summary - it was also intersting that in context the issue of training CC also emerged in several questions.
What was apparent from the QF/JQ/DJ/CASA performances is the aggregate across-the-board deterioration in RPT standards and governance.
One key aspect Senator Xeno will have to grapple with is that if his bill gets up - who will be the responsible entity to enact it? - CASA and to a slightly lesser extent the ATSB have demonstrated inability despite their broad and generous Ministerial delegations - (CASA yesterday missed the whole point of foreign carriers & the AOC pass the parcel game plan)
Perhaps an idea would be for an empowered panel made up of operationally relevant people to provide governance and accountability of safety reporting and resolution?? - not the usual patsy appointees - but an expert panel with real hands on people pilots, CC, legal etc etc.,
The panel would need legislative platofrm to provide it with powers of discovery where necessary and would operate as a house of review - that is it would scrutinise the findings/decisions of CASA and the ATSB where required.
Sort of an ICAC for aviation safety?
Club-Canberra will hate it but it might just be the only thing that can turn around the erosion of Australian Air Safety.
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