06-18-2015, 07:58 PM
Herr Manning said;
A FORMER Qantas chief pilot has called for an urgent inquiry into safety levels at three major Australian airports managed by military air traffic controllers after figures revealed air force controllers had a poorer safety record than their civilian counterparts.
Chris Manning says the government must investigate why Darwin, Townsville and Newcastle airports have a disproportionately high number of “loss of separation” incidents. The term is used when passenger planes pass too close together, increasing the risk of a mid-air collision.
Mr Manning, Qantas’s chief pilot between 2002 and 2008 and one of the most respected figures in Australian aviation, said while the three airports were not unsafe, they were less safe than the country’s other major airports and this was unacceptable.
“It is safe but, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report, there are more incidents per (flight) movement in military airspace,” he told The Australian. “There should be no difference in the level of safety at all towered aerodromes that civil aircraft use.”
Two points worth raising here Chris now that you have traded 4 bars for full beard and joined the ATsB; a) You are now in a position where you can act on this concern Chris. Have you yet? And if not, will you? And point b) it seems that a very obvious risk has, or should I say was raised concerning the 3 RAAF controlled towers having a greater number of separation incidents. Wouldn't/shouldn't this be considered more than a coincidence? Why isn't/hasn't this been investigated to find out the root cause?
I don't know Mr Truss, it's not a good look to have a risk identified, particular a risk involving infrastructure/services provided by Government departments/employees, as was raised by Capt Manning, and then do nothing about it! Naughty naughty. Could be somewhat uncomfortable for you and your Government Mr Truss you silly old buffoon should a mid-air occur???? The risk is well known, has been for some time, and you plonkers are obviously happy to own that risk by the looks of things. Tsk tsk, hardly 'safe skies for all Minister', would you not agree Warren?
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A FORMER Qantas chief pilot has called for an urgent inquiry into safety levels at three major Australian airports managed by military air traffic controllers after figures revealed air force controllers had a poorer safety record than their civilian counterparts.
Chris Manning says the government must investigate why Darwin, Townsville and Newcastle airports have a disproportionately high number of “loss of separation” incidents. The term is used when passenger planes pass too close together, increasing the risk of a mid-air collision.
Mr Manning, Qantas’s chief pilot between 2002 and 2008 and one of the most respected figures in Australian aviation, said while the three airports were not unsafe, they were less safe than the country’s other major airports and this was unacceptable.
“It is safe but, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report, there are more incidents per (flight) movement in military airspace,” he told The Australian. “There should be no difference in the level of safety at all towered aerodromes that civil aircraft use.”
Two points worth raising here Chris now that you have traded 4 bars for full beard and joined the ATsB; a) You are now in a position where you can act on this concern Chris. Have you yet? And if not, will you? And point b) it seems that a very obvious risk has, or should I say was raised concerning the 3 RAAF controlled towers having a greater number of separation incidents. Wouldn't/shouldn't this be considered more than a coincidence? Why isn't/hasn't this been investigated to find out the root cause?
I don't know Mr Truss, it's not a good look to have a risk identified, particular a risk involving infrastructure/services provided by Government departments/employees, as was raised by Capt Manning, and then do nothing about it! Naughty naughty. Could be somewhat uncomfortable for you and your Government Mr Truss you silly old buffoon should a mid-air occur???? The risk is well known, has been for some time, and you plonkers are obviously happy to own that risk by the looks of things. Tsk tsk, hardly 'safe skies for all Minister', would you not agree Warren?
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