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P2 – “Could be very interesting.”

Agreed, it could get bloody interesting; think on:-

The CASA board Chair in the MSM (i) admits there are problems which need to be addressed; (ii) that ‘airspace reform’ is long overdue and is going to happen, wherever possible.  All first class reasonable stuff and welcome to industry ears; we understand the problems, the pitfalls and the process of change; we have waited patiently for a while now and provided the changes are seen to be occurring, everyone’s happy to wait a while longer.

BUT.

The words of Pinocchio indicate that CASA intend to challenge the Chair and Board.  The words written this weekend are from a ‘CASA spokesman’.  We can therefore draw inference that the words are those of Director Skidmore.   This places Board and the DAS in direct conflict, within a 24 hour period.

The Board statement implies that Skidmore is on side, wants and supports change. Which leaves the whole thing in a strange position.  Peter Gibson (spokesman) has either gone rogue and is misrepresenting the DAS; or the DAS has elected through  Gibson to challenge the Board. Someone has got this all arse about.

A clear cut, joint statement would be good, lest we all start thinking there’s a war impending. Passing strange if the Board fired Skidmore for publicly contradicting them.