by K_P9 | Aug 20, 2016 | Accidents and Inquiry, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
“The ATSB found that the dispatcher for YID could not visually confirm the position of VGR relative to gate D2 and assessed that because the aircraft hadn’t moved, it was on the gate. The pushback ground staff followed the normal practice for a pushback from bay...
by K_P9 | Aug 12, 2016 | Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Higgins : “CASA’s continual refusal to review the CAO 48.1 in the context of directive 01/2015 flies in the face of CASA’s new mantra of being a “fair, firm and consistent’’ regulator.” From AP – Here-. Good point; a very good point indeed: a quick straw poll...
by K_P9 | Jul 25, 2016 | Accidents and Inquiry, Senate Estimates - Unplugged
They do say – there are the French; and then, there is the rest of the world. This little flaperon contretemps with the French has upset not only Malaysia’s little apple cart; but that of their ‘allies’; who, much like the rats on a sinking ship, have decided to...
by K_P9 | Jul 8, 2016 | Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Does Australian aviation cares who forms a government? The short answer is no. In fact the closer the two parties are to a ‘hung’ parliament, the better the chances of actually getting the appalling state of aviation administration and the costs the current situation...
by K_P9 | Jun 29, 2016 | Senate Estimates - Unplugged
Oops; @ P2. Cheers P2 – it is indeed 50 aircraft, total; even so, it’s not too shabby an effort despite the headaches. I wrote it badly, what I was trying to emphasise was the fact that there was a percentage of those sold overseas, the video mentions 10 to the USA –...