Could I be forgiven for thinking that the only possible good these Two events represent is the injection of $21,000 into the charter industry?
I will forgive you Sunny as you would be correct. When Canberra once upon a time had several flying schools and charter companies they did very well out of politicians chartering light aircraft to go to some event or other.
All we are seeing is a dance between the industry, the parliament and the public service. No one wants the music to stop as it is keeping a lot of people in a job. The status quo is being well and truly maintained while the illusion of progress is made through various inquiries and public consultations. Any major reform of the system will be driven by images of a burnt out shell of a jet airliner with either a Qantas/Virgin/Jetstar/Tiger logo on the remnant of fin. It is only then that the claim of a superior aviation safety system will be shown to be smoke and mirrors.
Those with the power to change things have no interest in change and those with the interest to change things have no power. Tango anyone?