But; it’s last years model dear,.
When the time comes to look at the maintenance bills for your old car, you do the sums. Particularly when the needed repairs will come at serious cost; then, even when you have spent the money; you still have the same old vehicle with a new transmission and tyres and a grim forecast for the next needed repairs. Two options; complete refit, rebuild and paint – or a new machine; with a warranty, compared to the uncertainty of reliability from the old machine. Yep: trade in time – provided you can finance the new model.
When you take a long, realistic look at ASA you realise it is decision time. The time, labour and expense required to return the service to what it was, to finish up with the same vehicle; seems pointless. The ‘government’ was quite prepared to support the finance for a brand new one, with all the latest bells and whistles; so, unless the vehicle is a ‘classic’ and restoring it to mint condition improves the value – why would you contemplate restoration?
ASA is in a complete shambles - from soup to nuts; tea lady to top brass – disarray. There will never be a better time, politically or operationally to draw a line on the ledger and start again. Estimates makes mention of some AUD 84 millions invested in ‘investigating and assessing’ a new system of air traffic management. I say that amount and more, is wasted through inefficiency every year. ASA lay claim to 11% of the worlds airspace - it does not manage 11% of the worlds traffic – far from it. In fact, if you took the total area of ‘airways’ managed, the picture would show a different proportion. ASA manage lots of wide open, thinly trafficked airspace – which hardly ever has an aircraft operating in it; let alone ‘traffic’. I am certain Alan Joyce could magic some figures to show what delays and holding cost his company, across the fleet, on a daily basis – I’d even bet the ‘numbers’ would shock even Darren 6D into action.
There is a veritable fortune spent on the ‘top layers’ of management for this decrepit system. Yet the ‘big savings’ are made by reducing staff numbers; provided the mooted class action does not get up; which will, if it gets up, take the shine off even that small, faux saving.
I could rattle on about ineptitude, cronyism, perks, waste, loss of revenue, costs to air services etc. there is quite a long list of repairs needed. Would it not be better to put together a small panel to simply sit at home and review the modern systems available now and even some of those slated for the future; develop a plan, get government approval and ‘financial’ backing for the company which came up with the best deal and then privatise the thing as a not for profit enterprise. Can’t work you say; well, let me direct your attention to Canada a very similar nation – aviation wise – but with lots more ‘terrain’ and weather considerations than Australia. No, not ‘the’ perfect system – but streets ahead of this sorry wreck Australia should be ashamed of.
Can the minister provide a master plan for taking Australia into the 20th century, if he can’t envision the 21st. Wacha mean – wrong tree – bark where it best pleases me, least I’m not chasing cars anymore…..
Toot – woof – toot.
When the time comes to look at the maintenance bills for your old car, you do the sums. Particularly when the needed repairs will come at serious cost; then, even when you have spent the money; you still have the same old vehicle with a new transmission and tyres and a grim forecast for the next needed repairs. Two options; complete refit, rebuild and paint – or a new machine; with a warranty, compared to the uncertainty of reliability from the old machine. Yep: trade in time – provided you can finance the new model.
When you take a long, realistic look at ASA you realise it is decision time. The time, labour and expense required to return the service to what it was, to finish up with the same vehicle; seems pointless. The ‘government’ was quite prepared to support the finance for a brand new one, with all the latest bells and whistles; so, unless the vehicle is a ‘classic’ and restoring it to mint condition improves the value – why would you contemplate restoration?
ASA is in a complete shambles - from soup to nuts; tea lady to top brass – disarray. There will never be a better time, politically or operationally to draw a line on the ledger and start again. Estimates makes mention of some AUD 84 millions invested in ‘investigating and assessing’ a new system of air traffic management. I say that amount and more, is wasted through inefficiency every year. ASA lay claim to 11% of the worlds airspace - it does not manage 11% of the worlds traffic – far from it. In fact, if you took the total area of ‘airways’ managed, the picture would show a different proportion. ASA manage lots of wide open, thinly trafficked airspace – which hardly ever has an aircraft operating in it; let alone ‘traffic’. I am certain Alan Joyce could magic some figures to show what delays and holding cost his company, across the fleet, on a daily basis – I’d even bet the ‘numbers’ would shock even Darren 6D into action.
There is a veritable fortune spent on the ‘top layers’ of management for this decrepit system. Yet the ‘big savings’ are made by reducing staff numbers; provided the mooted class action does not get up; which will, if it gets up, take the shine off even that small, faux saving.
I could rattle on about ineptitude, cronyism, perks, waste, loss of revenue, costs to air services etc. there is quite a long list of repairs needed. Would it not be better to put together a small panel to simply sit at home and review the modern systems available now and even some of those slated for the future; develop a plan, get government approval and ‘financial’ backing for the company which came up with the best deal and then privatise the thing as a not for profit enterprise. Can’t work you say; well, let me direct your attention to Canada a very similar nation – aviation wise – but with lots more ‘terrain’ and weather considerations than Australia. No, not ‘the’ perfect system – but streets ahead of this sorry wreck Australia should be ashamed of.
Can the minister provide a master plan for taking Australia into the 20th century, if he can’t envision the 21st. Wacha mean – wrong tree – bark where it best pleases me, least I’m not chasing cars anymore…..
Toot – woof – toot.