Ben Sandilands @ Plane Talking – the best of all tendentious bloggers asks one of the many big questions. It beggars belief that after the unholy mess McComic left behind in Australia; the only support group for his ICAO appointment is the Department of murky Machiavellian land deals, manipulation, influence peddling and obfuscation.
I will reiterate, the Senate Pel-Air inquiry only exposed the tip of a very ugly, sinister ice berg. The DoIT, under Merdek running both the CASA and ATSB top dogs has successfully smothered and minimised the impact not only the damning FAA audits of CASA, the Senate inquiry recommendation, the Ministerial review recommendations and the Canadian TSBC peer review recommendations, but have also managed to beat off a once furious, hostile industry with endless delays, meaningless promises and no bloody action whatsoever. This all before the multitude of Coronial recommendations which have been fobbed off with ‘promised changes or simply ignored are examined; or, the disgraceful ATSB reports into fatal accidents. Let’s just not mention the non reporting of loss of separation incidents or non publication of Safety Recommendations, Mildura or Air North; etc. etc. etc….
The human face of the incredible damage whether inflicted by designed intent or as happenstance provides a long list of those persons or companies who have been sacrificed or decimated to meet those predetermined outcomes, requested or required, under the McComic rule of ‘black letter law’, extruded by the mile, cut off as needed and welded to suit.
The faithfully and caringly tended Senate Inquiry thread on the unspeakable Pprune carries the whole ugly story and would have brought these future revelations to the aviation world, had it not been pre-emptively shut down. Boring they said (1, 600, 000 views); well, we can now let the world decide exactly how boring it was. I suggest the doyens of the ICAO do their homework before allowing the McComic to plonk his fat bottom on one of their plush seats and embarrass them all further. Seriously – start – at page 1 and don’t speak until you have read the entire disgusting saga. –HERE – Off you go…Shoo little mice..
The sketchy track record of playing fast and loose with ICAO protocols is not mentioned, that’s all of’ em. Australia has over 1600, registered differences which, rather cleverly, make it ‘technically’ compliant with ICAO, while thumbing it’s nose and laughing up it’s sleeve. Then there is the demonstrated complete disregard for ICAO Annex 13 and the allegations of breaches of the Transport Safety Acts to be accounted for, either proven of eliminated.
IMO: Not only has the Australian public been defrauded, the politicians bluffed and ill advised but the breathtaking arrogance with which the Iron Ring takes the Mickey Bliss out the world at large while being paid handsomely for doing it, simply beggars belief.
No children, not cynical, just well researched, experienced and very disappointed, that I must, as an Australian hang my head in shame. Shamed that this industry has allowed it ‘self be so so gulled and beaten into a passive, Pavlovian response of accepting what the bullies, the ignorant and the despicable dole out.
No doubt there will be more on this, but meanwhile, if you love a really juicy scandal; and, want to enjoy this one: get your homework done.
Selah.
I will reiterate, the Senate Pel-Air inquiry only exposed the tip of a very ugly, sinister ice berg. The DoIT, under Merdek running both the CASA and ATSB top dogs has successfully smothered and minimised the impact not only the damning FAA audits of CASA, the Senate inquiry recommendation, the Ministerial review recommendations and the Canadian TSBC peer review recommendations, but have also managed to beat off a once furious, hostile industry with endless delays, meaningless promises and no bloody action whatsoever. This all before the multitude of Coronial recommendations which have been fobbed off with ‘promised changes or simply ignored are examined; or, the disgraceful ATSB reports into fatal accidents. Let’s just not mention the non reporting of loss of separation incidents or non publication of Safety Recommendations, Mildura or Air North; etc. etc. etc….
The human face of the incredible damage whether inflicted by designed intent or as happenstance provides a long list of those persons or companies who have been sacrificed or decimated to meet those predetermined outcomes, requested or required, under the McComic rule of ‘black letter law’, extruded by the mile, cut off as needed and welded to suit.
The faithfully and caringly tended Senate Inquiry thread on the unspeakable Pprune carries the whole ugly story and would have brought these future revelations to the aviation world, had it not been pre-emptively shut down. Boring they said (1, 600, 000 views); well, we can now let the world decide exactly how boring it was. I suggest the doyens of the ICAO do their homework before allowing the McComic to plonk his fat bottom on one of their plush seats and embarrass them all further. Seriously – start – at page 1 and don’t speak until you have read the entire disgusting saga. –HERE – Off you go…Shoo little mice..
The sketchy track record of playing fast and loose with ICAO protocols is not mentioned, that’s all of’ em. Australia has over 1600, registered differences which, rather cleverly, make it ‘technically’ compliant with ICAO, while thumbing it’s nose and laughing up it’s sleeve. Then there is the demonstrated complete disregard for ICAO Annex 13 and the allegations of breaches of the Transport Safety Acts to be accounted for, either proven of eliminated.
IMO: Not only has the Australian public been defrauded, the politicians bluffed and ill advised but the breathtaking arrogance with which the Iron Ring takes the Mickey Bliss out the world at large while being paid handsomely for doing it, simply beggars belief.
No children, not cynical, just well researched, experienced and very disappointed, that I must, as an Australian hang my head in shame. Shamed that this industry has allowed it ‘self be so so gulled and beaten into a passive, Pavlovian response of accepting what the bullies, the ignorant and the despicable dole out.
No doubt there will be more on this, but meanwhile, if you love a really juicy scandal; and, want to enjoy this one: get your homework done.
Selah.