It is a poor reflection on Jetstar, and would have probably caused concerns at some level in CASA. The public should be informed about incidents like this, and that means it should have been dealt with in a higher profile manner.
Jetstar has reacted thoroughly to the report, which is a positive, if not a necessity for management, who are individually on notice by the director of safety at CASA, John McCormick, that they are responsible for pilot standards and training outcomes.
So McCormick states JQ are responsible for pilot training and standards? So who is it again that state they are responsible to the travelling public???? CASA.
So why are CASA to busy chasing chopper pilots or reactively bullying industry people when this sort of incident takes place?
I guess the real question is does CASA have the guts to do anything about it or are they just to scared to take on QF?
Only if the Minister permits them to. The 'Director' is not the one who calls the shots, it is the Board and the Minister. It is all about protecting the Minister. QF Group = Untouchable....
Nothing replaces experience. Period.
Spot on. This incident amongst the others that are becoming too numerous to recount is why Senator Xenophon needs to act soon, if for any reason let it be the safety of the public.
The ATSB has even reclassified the way it ranks and rates investigations in an attempt to fluff up the numbers, mainly because it cannot keep up with the workload. And don't forget all the Airservices issues!!
Gee who would have thought all these problems with the ATSB, Airservices, CASA all have the same root cause - Bureaucratic empires run by bureaucrats.
REMOVE THE POLITICS OUT OF SAFETY!