The aircraft was never ‘lost’ to Airservices air traffic controllers. It continued to be displayed on all air traffic control displays managing the airspace and was not in the vicinity of any other aircraft.
Weasel words, The track may have been displayed on a console and may also be described as............
not lost. It could also justifiably be described as........
lost. They rely on weasel dick words and the complexity of what's being described to bull**** their way out of a very serious incident.
And for christsake: 'it was not in the vicinity of any other aircraft'
that makes it alright does it? It's typical of the bull**** political culture that has developed in 'hate castle'
And: 'it continued to be displayed on all air traffic control displays'
mmmm, everything's ok then?
To be fair, and it has been pointed out, Mr Clark is not an ATC.
But he's the acting CEO, he doesn't know what he is talking about but he is the acting CEO? His comments prove that he has no idea how serious this incident is. To describe it away as 'oh well, it was displayed on a console and it didn't hit anyone' as acceptable, baffles? Accountants/Finance people should
NEVER, EVER be CEO's in safety critical organisations.