Sadly, merely publishing some material that exposes incompetence or skullduggery - even if the consequences of the circumstances are an increase in risk to the safety of air navigation - is insufficie...

As with most Estimates hearings involving matters aviation, I spend most of my time shaking my head in disbelief or frustration, punctuated with being plain old gobsmacked. This time around my gob w...

These are subsections 98(6A) – (6C) of the Civil Aviation Act: Quote: -- (6A) The regulations may contain provisions relating to medical standards that are inconsistent with the Sex Discrimination Act...

CASA AvMed says that zero accidents due to ‘exotic medical conditions’ is caused by its pursuit of the noble cause of the safety of air navigation. Not sure how that works with all the pilots who fl...

No doubt the result of the usual exhaustive, world-wide executive recruitment process involving a strong field of candidates subjected to stringent tests and interviews against objective selection cri...

What to say about the 'Class 5' medical certificate proposal?   It's an entirely unsurprising product of what happens when the wrong organisation runs the wrong process to presume to invent what's alr...

Most of those editions of ‘Stating the facts’ were published in the wake of the Western Australian government’s and public’s anger and disbelief at CASA’s response to the Amber Millar tragedy.  Part o...

C’mon, the solution was identified by CASA at the time: “We encourage people to always check pilots are appropriately licensed and qualified to fly and to report any safety concerns they may have t...

Is the Chair of the ACCC a member of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge?

Vale my mate 'Swervin' Mervyn Mudge.  BASI would be turning over in it's grave.

Let’s not forget the primary reason for a substantial part of the workload: CASA has built a regulatory regime which is a symbiosis between CASA and ‘industry’, requiring a ream of certificates, perm...

Let’s not forget the primary reason for a substantial part of the workload: CASA has built a regulatory regime which is a symbiosis between CASA and ‘industry’, requiring a ream of certificates, perm...

Senate Select Committee hearings on bilateral air services agreements commence in Sydney this morning at 0830 local.   Broadcast here (https://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/LiveMediaPlayer?vID={B06D2...

According to a briefing paper published by the Independent Centre for Public Integrity in April this year: "One of the most powerful tools for accessing government information is the Senate’s abili...

Peetwo Wrote: (08-23-2023, 09:57 AM) -- Errr...what's wrong with this picture?? - (cont/-) (https://auntypru.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=217&pid=13837#pid13837)  :blush: Earl Lank Wrote: (08-22-20...

Peetwo Wrote: (08-22-2023, 08:52 AM) -- Errr...what's wrong with this picture?? (https://auntypru.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=217&pid=13834#pid13834) -  :blush: Noticed this Tweet, courtesy of the ...

Then why oh why hasn’t he been charged with assault? When I put my hand on the shoulder of the chap sitting in the wrong seat to get his attention to let him know that he’s sitting in my seat, when...

For clarification, "OCVA" means the Operational Colour Vision Assessment". It is the Assessment implemented in NZ and was the Assessment adopted by CASA for Australian purposes. The OCVA was then ...