10-01-2016, 03:56 PM
Interesting and succinct thoughts, as usual, from KC.
But what he hints at when it comes to the CAsA 'structure' is very true - Skiddy embarked on 20 months worth of confusion. And uncertainty. Not long after he started he advised that there would be a restructure. Finally it came about after much uncertainty and he punted some, made others redundant, announced fluffy working groups like 'tiger teams', made others reapply for their jobs, then he left the place without department heads and executive managers. Even today there is much uncertainty, many structural gaps, confusion, a misalignment of roles and responsibilities and what can only be described as a rudderless ship. It's like he came in with the wrecking ball and smashed it all down and has walked away leaving the rubble littered everywhere and no reconstruction plans.
Yes, 20 months and millions of dollars only for him to bail right as the ship takes on copious amounts of water. Then he tells us that 'his job is done, and it's time to move on'. WTF??
We, the IOS could go on and on about this for decades to come, but here is the rub; Australian aviation is the client. While all the above mentioned pony pooh takes place, the industry suffers, and suffers badly. We saw an example with the trucking debacle some months ago, what happens when a bad call is made - chaos!!!CAsA and the Guv'mint need to realise that it's NOT about them, it's about the industry. And the industry is hurting, hurting badly. It's about time the Bureaucrats woke up to that reality. But yet again here we are, 28 years down the track and what has changed? Hmmmm, an agency name change, $300m pissed away on a failed 28 year reform program, an ailing industry, a rudderless ship, and a Frankenstein that has quite simply become an unrecognisable object.
Nup, someone needs to grab their thermos, duck whistle and 12 gauge shotgun - put one shot into the head of the beast, leave the rotting carcas on the riverbank to scare away the other vermin and start again, holos bolos.
Grab the dogs 'K', apparently they are hungry and some important work needs to done
But what he hints at when it comes to the CAsA 'structure' is very true - Skiddy embarked on 20 months worth of confusion. And uncertainty. Not long after he started he advised that there would be a restructure. Finally it came about after much uncertainty and he punted some, made others redundant, announced fluffy working groups like 'tiger teams', made others reapply for their jobs, then he left the place without department heads and executive managers. Even today there is much uncertainty, many structural gaps, confusion, a misalignment of roles and responsibilities and what can only be described as a rudderless ship. It's like he came in with the wrecking ball and smashed it all down and has walked away leaving the rubble littered everywhere and no reconstruction plans.
Yes, 20 months and millions of dollars only for him to bail right as the ship takes on copious amounts of water. Then he tells us that 'his job is done, and it's time to move on'. WTF??
We, the IOS could go on and on about this for decades to come, but here is the rub; Australian aviation is the client. While all the above mentioned pony pooh takes place, the industry suffers, and suffers badly. We saw an example with the trucking debacle some months ago, what happens when a bad call is made - chaos!!!CAsA and the Guv'mint need to realise that it's NOT about them, it's about the industry. And the industry is hurting, hurting badly. It's about time the Bureaucrats woke up to that reality. But yet again here we are, 28 years down the track and what has changed? Hmmmm, an agency name change, $300m pissed away on a failed 28 year reform program, an ailing industry, a rudderless ship, and a Frankenstein that has quite simply become an unrecognisable object.
Nup, someone needs to grab their thermos, duck whistle and 12 gauge shotgun - put one shot into the head of the beast, leave the rotting carcas on the riverbank to scare away the other vermin and start again, holos bolos.
Grab the dogs 'K', apparently they are hungry and some important work needs to done