For me, the most interesting part of the ‘Hood’ question was only briefly, if hotly, discussed. Experience on task. You see the pitiful ‘excuse’ for not utilising Smith as DAS was – too little experience of ‘corporate governance’. It seems Boyd and his bored crew, those who seem never to available for comment or response; deems this ‘experience’ to be significant to running an aviation safety agency. Smith can and importantly has managed ‘reformation’ and compliance programs as well as 'other' aviation governance things – all directly associated with doing ‘the job’. Any MBA can manage the corporate stuff, competent legal counsel can see to that end of business and I sure MM has a competent ‘advisor’ or two which could be loaned to assist with government matters. The only part of the job which cannot be ‘hired-in’ is the actual ability to ‘do’ the job required.
So how come Hoody is suddenly deemed sufficiently ‘corporately experienced’ enough to manage a whole department; his background suggests he has never been top dog in a big crew match; he sure as hell ain’t a qualified accident investigator. So how come one top job is gifted to one so wholly unqualified and inexperienced; yet a qualified, experienced man is told, IMO very rudely, DCM?
This whole pantomime is a classic cross between black humour and a French farce. A minister who can’t tie his own boot laces; a fat cat mandarin running CASA; two totally useless ‘boards’, an inexperienced, unqualified accident investigation top dog; and some kind of retard in charge of air traffic. Airports flogged off for pennies and billions wasted trying stave off an ICAO markdown. Please ICAO; downgrade this shambles; maybe then someone will actually get of their arse and get the right people, into the right jobs and sort this bloody mess out.
Thank you my dear; yes, we shall have another round and probably another after that; maybe then we can find a funny side to this. Right now, all that is wanted is a nose to punch on behalf of Mike Smith, who deserves an apology for shabby treatment. Actually, as I’m just now reminded, make that three deserving noses. Now Shoo and fetch the ale; my friends are indeed thirsty.
So how come Hoody is suddenly deemed sufficiently ‘corporately experienced’ enough to manage a whole department; his background suggests he has never been top dog in a big crew match; he sure as hell ain’t a qualified accident investigator. So how come one top job is gifted to one so wholly unqualified and inexperienced; yet a qualified, experienced man is told, IMO very rudely, DCM?
This whole pantomime is a classic cross between black humour and a French farce. A minister who can’t tie his own boot laces; a fat cat mandarin running CASA; two totally useless ‘boards’, an inexperienced, unqualified accident investigation top dog; and some kind of retard in charge of air traffic. Airports flogged off for pennies and billions wasted trying stave off an ICAO markdown. Please ICAO; downgrade this shambles; maybe then someone will actually get of their arse and get the right people, into the right jobs and sort this bloody mess out.
Thank you my dear; yes, we shall have another round and probably another after that; maybe then we can find a funny side to this. Right now, all that is wanted is a nose to punch on behalf of Mike Smith, who deserves an apology for shabby treatment. Actually, as I’m just now reminded, make that three deserving noses. Now Shoo and fetch the ale; my friends are indeed thirsty.