[Wombat]

It’s obvious what has been done; “someone” has gotten into Hitchens ear and planted the idea that things aren’t so bad and it’s only a few GA malcontents, etc.

Now who would want to push that line apart from CASA? The answer to that is simple. The big end of town. They absolutely luuuuuve regulations because it build a very effective economic barrier to entry against new competitors.

Watch what happens to the supposed “bonza “ airline when they try for an AOC. My guess is that CASA will put every road block they can think of in front of that operation with existing operators cheering CASA on from the sidelines. The best bit: even if Spence wanted to help, there is absolutely nothing she could do to facilitate anything.