The obvious themes to emerge from the lecture and the subsequent Q&A were industry’s satisfaction with the ASRR report itself and a growing sense of frustration that nothing has been done about any of it yet. The fact that there are still two members to be appointed to the CASA board and that we are no closer to an appointment of a new DAS is a high-profile element of the discontent. There was even talk of a high-level march on the Minister’s office to drill home the sense of frustration. The Minister should be advised that the people talking such talk are not industry lightweights.
Oh me oh my, it seems that some of the IOS more 'heavy weights' have lost their ever ebbing patience as the industry plateaus at probably its lowest point in history! We have an obsfucating Miniscule whose only interest in aviation is the QF Chairmans lounge and having cucumber sandwiches with Joyce. Then you have the re-appointed Pumpkin Head who is synonymous with doing SFA. Add to this you have the bloated Chairman Hawke reappointed to the CAsA Board, and you have Beaker reappointed to the ATsB for 2 more years. What a clusterf#ck!!!! Sarcs, definitely time to stack the fridge, fill the cupboards and pick a comfy armchair as the show is beginning shortly
Also;
It also appears that new Deputy Chair of the CASA board, Jeff Boyd, has not yet had an invitation to catch up with re-appointed (for the time being) Chairman Allan Hawke. Let’s hope board functionality gets better than that before there are serious matters to discuss..."
If this little gem is true, then Houston we have a huge problem. I would speculate that Herr Hawke wanted another lapdog appointed to the Board, not someone with a measure of decency. Is it possible that Boyd can't or won't be moulded by Herr Hawke, hence the frosty reception? Or are we reading into this, maybe the Chairman was busy consuming yet another taxpayer funded lavish meal, or he was wake boarding through a giant trough, or maybe he was getting some updated business cards made up and he was ensuring that all the spiffy letters that follow his name were all correct?? "Sorry Jeff, tis been a busy week".
It is very obvious to most that the depth of our aviation disaster is deeper than most previously thought. It is obvious that the Miniscule, and his Master, Slugger Abbott, have another political **** storm forming above the Can'tberra hills! The ball of twine is unwinding rapidly and these nimrods have no idea how to fix things, even though the IOS which includes all level of industry, some good Senators, and even the good people in these government agencies are yelling out that the Titanics final song 'Autumn' is currently playing!
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