rodchucker:
that would be interesting - but even more significant would be the briefings prepared by CASA and AirServices for their Minister.......
Not for a second would I believe that the Minister (or his COS) were not regularly briefed and I would tend to think that the order of play from the Minister's Fortress is to call for heads to be kept low .....especially as this Committee is now essentially traversing all aspects of airline safety.
One of the big threats to the great work being done by the Senators though is that ultimately part of the bucket will no doubt be tipped on the dangers of Ministerial delegations of power. Neither side will have an appetite for that call -
AT
Speaking of flying and pollies:
Have heard another whisper that there's more frustration with the VIP fleet breakdowns similar to the leaked email from the RAAF a month or so ago. - Source says that the 737's while sitting in the hangar have been used "from time to time" as a "client supplied spare parts resource" for other RPT aircraft that have gone US.........anyone else aware of this??