AHIA - Reglatory Reform News
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AHIA - Reglatory Reform News
AHIA’s week that was – ending Sun 21 Feb ’16.
The main news was that a new Minister responsible for aviation was appointed. The Australian government has been reshuffling Ministers as a result of a series of resignations.
New Official Organ. Just a reminder, AHIA Associate Company Member, Cranford Publications Pty Ltd has offered to reactivate their Helicopters Australasia to help with the now extensive AHIA communication needs. The first edition will be the February Report, which looks back in detail at February’s helicopter developments and issues. (Out in early March).
This also enables Rotortech 2016 developments to be reported in greater detail. Industry members are encouraged to tell us any news items they think are of interest to the helicopter industry. Need to keep up with latest goings on from the top end of town in Australia? Just email the undersigned, it is a free service.
New Aviation Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has resigned; his portfolio had included aviation. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has moved aviation into a new government department, “Industry and Transport.”
The new Minister responsible for aviation is Darren Chester. 2016 has been touted as the “Year of Change.” Currently we have underway an enormous regulatory review process which is consuming an enormous amount of the AHIA resources. It would appear a new federal election may be sooner than later. Closer to home CASA, is undergoing two major projects which are scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2016. These projects are the rewriting of the Part 61 Flight Crew Training Licensing system and an internal restructuring of the regulator. This will see a lot of new faces appearing on various committees.
AHIA people are out and about! A full report will be included within the new Helicopters Australasia e-newsletter. But in brief:
President Peter Crook. Peter has been to several meetings in Canberra. Peter had some good news from an attendee at the recent AICC meeting. Peter Pallot, General Manager, Sunshine Coast Airport, indicated discounted landing and parking fees will be offered during Rotortech 2016.
Peter said no landing or parking fees for AHIA members for fixed or rotary wing aircraft, for the duration of Rotortech. He also offered a shuttle bus service from the airport to Twin Waters at no cost to the members. The applications would be via the AHIA event organizers. A much appreciated sponsorship of our event.
Peter Crook also attended a meeting with the TAAAF (associations) in Canberra on Fri 19 Feb ’16. TAAAF assist the federal government when future policies are being drafted; and later provides feedback on the effectiveness of the implementation of the stated federal government's policies. Peter's observations will be reported to you shortly.
Vice President Ray Cronin. If there was ever a knight in shining armour, then his descendants would include Ray Cronin. As the member of the Part 61 damage control team, he has been involved with an enormous amount of discussion with senior CASA executives. The latter, very kindly recently travelled to Ray’s home base in Mangalore to minimize the enormous amount of time Ray has given up for working with CASA.
A report will be issued when appropriate; however, it must be stated the relationship between the regulator and the Part 61 team is one of respect and determination to make the system work correctly. History will be kind to these folks and they really deserve our support in the future when draft legislation is fed back to industry for approval.
Well done Ray and the regulatory team involved in this difficult task.
AHIA
The main news was that a new Minister responsible for aviation was appointed. The Australian government has been reshuffling Ministers as a result of a series of resignations.
New Official Organ. Just a reminder, AHIA Associate Company Member, Cranford Publications Pty Ltd has offered to reactivate their Helicopters Australasia to help with the now extensive AHIA communication needs. The first edition will be the February Report, which looks back in detail at February’s helicopter developments and issues. (Out in early March).
This also enables Rotortech 2016 developments to be reported in greater detail. Industry members are encouraged to tell us any news items they think are of interest to the helicopter industry. Need to keep up with latest goings on from the top end of town in Australia? Just email the undersigned, it is a free service.
New Aviation Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has resigned; his portfolio had included aviation. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has moved aviation into a new government department, “Industry and Transport.”
The new Minister responsible for aviation is Darren Chester. 2016 has been touted as the “Year of Change.” Currently we have underway an enormous regulatory review process which is consuming an enormous amount of the AHIA resources. It would appear a new federal election may be sooner than later. Closer to home CASA, is undergoing two major projects which are scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2016. These projects are the rewriting of the Part 61 Flight Crew Training Licensing system and an internal restructuring of the regulator. This will see a lot of new faces appearing on various committees.
AHIA people are out and about! A full report will be included within the new Helicopters Australasia e-newsletter. But in brief:
President Peter Crook. Peter has been to several meetings in Canberra. Peter had some good news from an attendee at the recent AICC meeting. Peter Pallot, General Manager, Sunshine Coast Airport, indicated discounted landing and parking fees will be offered during Rotortech 2016.
Peter said no landing or parking fees for AHIA members for fixed or rotary wing aircraft, for the duration of Rotortech. He also offered a shuttle bus service from the airport to Twin Waters at no cost to the members. The applications would be via the AHIA event organizers. A much appreciated sponsorship of our event.
Peter Crook also attended a meeting with the TAAAF (associations) in Canberra on Fri 19 Feb ’16. TAAAF assist the federal government when future policies are being drafted; and later provides feedback on the effectiveness of the implementation of the stated federal government's policies. Peter's observations will be reported to you shortly.
Vice President Ray Cronin. If there was ever a knight in shining armour, then his descendants would include Ray Cronin. As the member of the Part 61 damage control team, he has been involved with an enormous amount of discussion with senior CASA executives. The latter, very kindly recently travelled to Ray’s home base in Mangalore to minimize the enormous amount of time Ray has given up for working with CASA.
A report will be issued when appropriate; however, it must be stated the relationship between the regulator and the Part 61 team is one of respect and determination to make the system work correctly. History will be kind to these folks and they really deserve our support in the future when draft legislation is fed back to industry for approval.
Well done Ray and the regulatory team involved in this difficult task.
AHIA
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AHIA’s week that was – ending Sun 20 Mar ’16.
What a week it was. Or was it an event filled week showing a new beginning?
Australian economy. Australia seems to be undergoing enormous changes across the whole business spectrum. The news is not all bad news, as business news sources are suggesting, the economy is perhaps performing better than expected, despite all the doom and gloom. It was thought the end of the mineral and energy export boom would translate into some kind of recession. However, the unemployment rates across the nation are not indicating this to be the case, despite much comment in the media. As an example, Queensland appeared to be suffering a setback due to the ending of the mineral resources boom. And yet today, their unemployment rate is lower than during the previous good times?
Aviation industry. Senior aviation folks who specialize in watching the performance of the aviation industry at all levels, are puzzled as to why the aviation industry is not moving ahead at present. On the upside, airlines seem to be doing well with the increased tourism due to the low Australian dollar making overseas holidays somewhat more expensive. But all other levels of the industry seem to be almost stalled when the scale of investment is analyzed more closely. Sceptics will suggest the turbulence caused by the years of CASA reform process and now their own internal restructuring has turned investors away?
Australian Federal Election? The Queensland local government election has indicated not all is well with the management of the Queensland economy by a left wing government. No matter which side of politics you are sitting, the handling of the Queensland economy by the minority government has created a true stalemate. And of course, the conservative federal government is reluctant to bail them out with additional funding. As readers no doubt realize the federal budget has been brought forward to 2 May 2016, and if some of the issues are not agreed upon by the opposition, then a federal election will be held on 2 July 2016.
General Aviation. The recent restructuring of the federal government has been accepted by many as being of some benefit to the general aviation community. This is due to the aviation industry being moved out of the busy portfolio of the Deputy Prime Minister. At present these new teams are restructuring themselves to engage more closely with our industry and most people are happy to let them settle in as they learn the good and the bad of our general aviation industry, which needs a lot of support from the federal government. It is hoped the pending election will not slow our efforts in processing an enormous number of changes within the lighter end of the industry.
We must make ourselves more efficient, competitive and with a cost effective safety system, so as to make us more attractive in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
New e-news service. Several weeks ago most of you will have received the first issue of the re-launched Helicopters Australasia. We were able to list all our company and associated company members to promote their services to the business communities. In addition, all the exhibitors from the Rotortech 2016 Exhibition Hall were also listed to ensure widespread knowledge of their activities. We are able to use the extra space to provide more information back to our members on the many committees, projects and other industry regulatory consulting activities the AHIA is engaged to ensure our industry is not harmed too much during the regulatory reform process.
Non-helicopter people probably do not know the significant changes proposed in the new regulations can be costlier for helicopter operators than their aeroplane cousins. Next edition we will have the updated listing for Australian Helicopter Flying Schools and those who are AHIA members.
Complimentary Australian Helicopter Operators’ List. In a few days, Hope, my Events Organizer Assistant will have finished sorting the 2,150 helicopters on the CASA Aircraft Register into a list showing current operators within Australia. This list shows around 950 operators in Australia. An interesting fallout from Hope's work is around one third of our operators are AOC holders and the remainder are private operators. Marketing gurus will be able to study our further comments on this list – all in the next Helicopters Australasia. Next edition will be the March Report, which looks at March’s helicopter news.
Rotortech 2016. Fri 27 to Sun 29 May 2016. All booths were sold around four months prior to the event. If by chance you missed out there are a couple of Bronze sponsorships available and a handful of events sponsorships for those with a restricted budget. The list of 50 exhibitors will be published in Helicopters Australasia with updated contact information.
Expressions of interest are requested from speakers. Call Rob – 0415 641 774.
Delegate bookings. Now available. Please ask for a Quick Order Form and accommodation information. Please note if you want to attend the conference dinner, you must advise us on the form as there is an extra fee for this event
Booth holder passes. Just a reminder that each booth holder is entitled to two delegate passes. Booth holders are entitled to two complimentary dinner tickets. We will be asking you to nominate your attendees soon, so we can prepare the necessary passes and dinner tickets.
Conference Program. Final program will be published in Helicopters Australasia at end of month; there has been a slight delay due to the announcement of the revised budget dates and the possibility of a federal election on 2 July 2016. As the event organizer, I am very excited at the quality of the presentations we have been offered. I have encouraged people to speak about the future changes that are about to occur within our industry due to the resolution of some major government contracts; including the new ADF helicopter training school for helicopter pilots and the significant expansion of many organizations to service the new aeromedical contracts that have been established in many states of Australia.
Event photographer. Complimentary for booth holders. On Fri 27 May ’16, Brian Rogers Photographics, will provide photography of Rotortech 2016, including the 50 exhibition booths and exhibitors in the VIP Heli-Park. The day will conclude with social photography of the Welcome Cocktail Party. Brian will supply digital images within 24 hours for exhibitors to quickly obtain prints for the event or use on their website for commercial and marketing. Brian can be contacted on 0417 535 503 or [email protected] or Home » Brian Rogers.
AHIA, Australian Helicopter Industry Association. Our backroom geeks are frantically getting the website reorganised to cater fully for the coming Rotortech event. If they can achieve this difficult objective, I will ask the Easter Bunny to call by their place on Sunday.
March Madness. Students at AHIA member flying schools are offered a free Concession Membership so they can keep abreast of the enormous changes occurring in Australia with the restructuring of CASA and the unwinding of much of the Flight Crew Licensing, Part 61 legislation. Both are scheduled to be completed by 30 June 2016 – which isn’t too far away.
Kindest regards,
AHIA Events Organiser. E: [email protected]
What a week it was. Or was it an event filled week showing a new beginning?
Australian economy. Australia seems to be undergoing enormous changes across the whole business spectrum. The news is not all bad news, as business news sources are suggesting, the economy is perhaps performing better than expected, despite all the doom and gloom. It was thought the end of the mineral and energy export boom would translate into some kind of recession. However, the unemployment rates across the nation are not indicating this to be the case, despite much comment in the media. As an example, Queensland appeared to be suffering a setback due to the ending of the mineral resources boom. And yet today, their unemployment rate is lower than during the previous good times?
Aviation industry. Senior aviation folks who specialize in watching the performance of the aviation industry at all levels, are puzzled as to why the aviation industry is not moving ahead at present. On the upside, airlines seem to be doing well with the increased tourism due to the low Australian dollar making overseas holidays somewhat more expensive. But all other levels of the industry seem to be almost stalled when the scale of investment is analyzed more closely. Sceptics will suggest the turbulence caused by the years of CASA reform process and now their own internal restructuring has turned investors away?
Australian Federal Election? The Queensland local government election has indicated not all is well with the management of the Queensland economy by a left wing government. No matter which side of politics you are sitting, the handling of the Queensland economy by the minority government has created a true stalemate. And of course, the conservative federal government is reluctant to bail them out with additional funding. As readers no doubt realize the federal budget has been brought forward to 2 May 2016, and if some of the issues are not agreed upon by the opposition, then a federal election will be held on 2 July 2016.
General Aviation. The recent restructuring of the federal government has been accepted by many as being of some benefit to the general aviation community. This is due to the aviation industry being moved out of the busy portfolio of the Deputy Prime Minister. At present these new teams are restructuring themselves to engage more closely with our industry and most people are happy to let them settle in as they learn the good and the bad of our general aviation industry, which needs a lot of support from the federal government. It is hoped the pending election will not slow our efforts in processing an enormous number of changes within the lighter end of the industry.
We must make ourselves more efficient, competitive and with a cost effective safety system, so as to make us more attractive in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
New e-news service. Several weeks ago most of you will have received the first issue of the re-launched Helicopters Australasia. We were able to list all our company and associated company members to promote their services to the business communities. In addition, all the exhibitors from the Rotortech 2016 Exhibition Hall were also listed to ensure widespread knowledge of their activities. We are able to use the extra space to provide more information back to our members on the many committees, projects and other industry regulatory consulting activities the AHIA is engaged to ensure our industry is not harmed too much during the regulatory reform process.
Non-helicopter people probably do not know the significant changes proposed in the new regulations can be costlier for helicopter operators than their aeroplane cousins. Next edition we will have the updated listing for Australian Helicopter Flying Schools and those who are AHIA members.
Complimentary Australian Helicopter Operators’ List. In a few days, Hope, my Events Organizer Assistant will have finished sorting the 2,150 helicopters on the CASA Aircraft Register into a list showing current operators within Australia. This list shows around 950 operators in Australia. An interesting fallout from Hope's work is around one third of our operators are AOC holders and the remainder are private operators. Marketing gurus will be able to study our further comments on this list – all in the next Helicopters Australasia. Next edition will be the March Report, which looks at March’s helicopter news.
Rotortech 2016. Fri 27 to Sun 29 May 2016. All booths were sold around four months prior to the event. If by chance you missed out there are a couple of Bronze sponsorships available and a handful of events sponsorships for those with a restricted budget. The list of 50 exhibitors will be published in Helicopters Australasia with updated contact information.
Expressions of interest are requested from speakers. Call Rob – 0415 641 774.
Delegate bookings. Now available. Please ask for a Quick Order Form and accommodation information. Please note if you want to attend the conference dinner, you must advise us on the form as there is an extra fee for this event
Booth holder passes. Just a reminder that each booth holder is entitled to two delegate passes. Booth holders are entitled to two complimentary dinner tickets. We will be asking you to nominate your attendees soon, so we can prepare the necessary passes and dinner tickets.
Conference Program. Final program will be published in Helicopters Australasia at end of month; there has been a slight delay due to the announcement of the revised budget dates and the possibility of a federal election on 2 July 2016. As the event organizer, I am very excited at the quality of the presentations we have been offered. I have encouraged people to speak about the future changes that are about to occur within our industry due to the resolution of some major government contracts; including the new ADF helicopter training school for helicopter pilots and the significant expansion of many organizations to service the new aeromedical contracts that have been established in many states of Australia.
Event photographer. Complimentary for booth holders. On Fri 27 May ’16, Brian Rogers Photographics, will provide photography of Rotortech 2016, including the 50 exhibition booths and exhibitors in the VIP Heli-Park. The day will conclude with social photography of the Welcome Cocktail Party. Brian will supply digital images within 24 hours for exhibitors to quickly obtain prints for the event or use on their website for commercial and marketing. Brian can be contacted on 0417 535 503 or [email protected] or Home » Brian Rogers.
AHIA, Australian Helicopter Industry Association. Our backroom geeks are frantically getting the website reorganised to cater fully for the coming Rotortech event. If they can achieve this difficult objective, I will ask the Easter Bunny to call by their place on Sunday.
March Madness. Students at AHIA member flying schools are offered a free Concession Membership so they can keep abreast of the enormous changes occurring in Australia with the restructuring of CASA and the unwinding of much of the Flight Crew Licensing, Part 61 legislation. Both are scheduled to be completed by 30 June 2016 – which isn’t too far away.
Kindest regards,
AHIA Events Organiser. E: [email protected]
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Project Eureka Report now available.
AOPA's interesting report of what needs to be done to overcome the apparent stalled regulatory reform process by CASA is available from the AOPA Website.
AHIA can provide a copy (5mb pdf) if you wish. Ask at "robsrich [at] bigpond [dot] com.
No matter what your views are on the current situation; you must be wise and at least read what other researchers have proposed.
After all it is probably an election year??
AHIA
AOPA's interesting report of what needs to be done to overcome the apparent stalled regulatory reform process by CASA is available from the AOPA Website.
AHIA can provide a copy (5mb pdf) if you wish. Ask at "robsrich [at] bigpond [dot] com.
No matter what your views are on the current situation; you must be wise and at least read what other researchers have proposed.
After all it is probably an election year??
AHIA
