CASA Overseas “Technical Wine Tasting” Back on the Agenda
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CASA Overseas “Technical Wine Tasting” Back on the Agenda
When I became Chairman of CAA back in the ‘nineties, I was able to stop the complete misallocation of resources where CAA staff would head overseas to approve a runway for Qantas to take off from or approve the 747 so it would meet Australia’s highest aviation certification standards. I stopped all this and safety wasn’t affected at all.
I now understand “technical wine tastings” are coming in again. For example, I have heard that CASA forced one of the airlines to pay for CASA inspectors to go to Singapore to approve the simulators – over $200,000 was the cost. Has anyone heard of this? Why is such waste allowed?
I now understand “technical wine tastings” are coming in again. For example, I have heard that CASA forced one of the airlines to pay for CASA inspectors to go to Singapore to approve the simulators – over $200,000 was the cost. Has anyone heard of this? Why is such waste allowed?
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Because govt depts will always expand, never contract until funding is cut and personnel numbers reduce.
Because no official will be punished for doing one inspection too many except in a market-oriented organisation.
Because empire-building is a normal human impulse but may be held in check by market forces.
Because the way we do it is always better than the way they do it unless limited cashflow forces us to accept grim reality.
But somehow Dick I suspect you've forgotten more than I've ever known about market forces & govt depts, and that was a rhetorical question!
Because no official will be punished for doing one inspection too many except in a market-oriented organisation.
Because empire-building is a normal human impulse but may be held in check by market forces.
Because the way we do it is always better than the way they do it unless limited cashflow forces us to accept grim reality.
But somehow Dick I suspect you've forgotten more than I've ever known about market forces & govt depts, and that was a rhetorical question!
I agree it is a waste of time that CASA can ill afford.
But if the airline paid for it isn't a waste of money.
I hope CASA charged them enough to make a profit!
The waste is that the revenue from such a job may not be allocated to anything useful here in Australian aviation.
But if the airline paid for it isn't a waste of money.
I hope CASA charged them enough to make a profit!
The waste is that the revenue from such a job may not be allocated to anything useful here in Australian aviation.
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I think the airlines shareholders would be interested….
Whether it is dollars wasted by CASA or by the airline waste is waste. And it all hurts the industry as a whole.
Whether it is dollars wasted by CASA or by the airline waste is waste. And it all hurts the industry as a whole.
I now understand “technical wine tastings” are coming in again. For example, I have heard that CASA forced one of the airlines to pay for CASA inspectors to go to Singapore to approve the simulators – over $200,000 was the cost. Has anyone heard of this? Why is such waste allowed?
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Not just them that have there heads in the tough. Awi have the same. They must go and do aircraft type courses at industry expense as we'll wtf. So they know how to tell you what to do on the aircraft. What another waste. This has been going on since the dawn of time.
