Not illuminati, self serving bureaucrats of the quasi legal variety.
Unless of course there is a movement from the 'powers that be' to try and destroy aviation and that the bureaucrats are just fulfilling their masters orders.
You could argue that CASA are doing everything in its powers to make aviation as difficult and expensive as possible. And the top civil servants at CASA never move on. It's been the same clowns for the last 10+ years.
Interesting quote from Ben's article:
They are conveniently ignored in the general media and public life. The inconvenience that will arise without determined and urgent corrective action cannot be understated.
Why would a government do this? Why does CASA have so much pull?
Ever wondered why curfews in this country never apply to Bizjets yet RPT are dealt with so harshly?
And what right do the FAA have to start blackballing people when they aren't even ICAO compliant themselves?