Future of Angel Flight hangs in the balance
By Bill Bristow AM
Nov. 10, 2014, midnight
WHILE the future of our Angel Flight charity still hangs in the balance, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the people of country Australia and local councils for publicly supporting our organisation.
The many thousands of our volunteers, who generously give their time to help Australians in need, appreciate the immense community support Angel Flight has received in our struggle for survival.
We have strongly argued our case in a detailed submission to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and we now must nervously wait to hear the outcome of their deliberations.
Angel Flight has flown 17,000 flights over the past 11 years, providing no-cost transport for isolated people of all ages seeking vital medical treatment in major cities.
Our charity wants to continue that work.
Angel Flight believes that where you live shouldn't deny you safe and swift access to medical expertise and treatment.
We are about eliminating distance and distress for those in need.
The kind and supportive messages we have received from concerned local councils and rural communities all over Australia have lifted our spirits and made us more determined to fight to keep flying.
Too many people in many remote towns rely on Angel Flight for assistance, and we can only hope that commonsense and compassion overrides red tape when CASA finally makes its decision on our future.
Staying silent is not an option, and with your encouragement and support we will keep fighting and flying.
That last line in bold IMO should be the common creed for all IOS members...
For to do otherwise and just accept that the bureaucrats will in goodwill act on the Forsyth report in full etc..etc..will be allowing them to obfuscate on fixing the morass that is aviation safety in this country until the next change in government and the next..
That is time that this essential industry simply does not have...
MTF...
