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Audit Office report into ASA #Airservices proves misfeasance in #onesky

Audit Office report into ASA #Airservices proves misfeasance in #onesky

Audit Office report into ASA #Airservices proves misfeasance, due to the #OneSky purchasing and assessment procedure. This misfeasance should be placed squarely at the feet of Michael MrDak, Head of Department for failing to institute proper procedures to ensure his satellite organisations: CASA; AirSerices; ATSB; etc were compliant with proper procedures. Mrdak should resign now, be subject to…

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CASA gets extra $400m - What for??

CASA gets extra $400m – What for??

CASA gets extra $400m – What for??

In June 2010, Minister Albanese put together a new funding source for CASA This funding source never went before a Parliamentary panel or investigation before it was enacted. It was opposed by the member for Wide Bay [Mr. Truss], Senator Ian McDonald and by Member for Farrer Susan Ley.

The source was for short term funding [of a total of $89.9m] that has been hi…

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Bankstown- It's "future" - Aviation must prevail

Bankstown- It’s “future” – Aviation must prevail

Bankstown- It’s “future” – Aviation must prevail

In Archerfield, a similar situation exists.

Out with aviation in with the dollars.

This is the real question facing the Austalian Parliament – Senators Nash, Fawcett, Sterle, Heffernan, Xenophon have a real battle on their hands.

Aviation must prevail.

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I attach a recent blog post,…

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Bankstown Airport - What is the legal position??

Bankstown Airport – What is the legal position??

Bankstown Airport – What is the legal position??

There has been on-going issues with all the “secondary airports” since the Government of the day decided to “lease” them.

Questions must arise as to who has benefit from the “sale”??

Does the benefit roll-back to those involved in the decision-making process??

Who was involved at the time??

Some that spring to mind are Martin Dolan [working and…

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Skidmore finds his way to the CASA web page - eventually!!

Skidmore finds his way to the CASA web page – eventually!!

  Skidmore finds his way to the CASA web page – eventually!!

Clicked on the “CASA Director” tab this afternoon [19th January 2015] and all I found was:

The Page [NoSuchPage] is not defined in this application, please check the URL.

Then a few minutes later get the BIO shown below.

Question here is:

On reading the “bio”, there is no mention of forward plans, relationship to the aviation industry…

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What is hidden in the Bankstown Master Plan??

What is hidden in the Bankstown Master Plan??

What is hidden in the Bankstown Master Plan?? 

Is this the basis to result in the death of GA at Bankstown and the conversion of Bankstown to a “…housing development…”.

Is this consistent to the original agreement to the “…lease…” of the secondary airports??

The Archerfield debacle is a case in point. Senator Fawcett has been a major player in this and the matter has made it before the AAT.

We…

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Director, International Standards, Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Director, International Standards, Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

The following was a press release of Rob Rich’s.

Australian nominated for ICAO Secretary General.

Mr John McCormick, recent past Director of Aviation Safety, CASA, has been nominated by the Australian Government for the position of ICAO Secretary General. This was announced during the ICAO International Aviation and Environment Seminar held 28 to 30 October 2014 held at the Concorde Hotel, Kuala…

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MrDak and the Senate

MrDak and the Senate

Mike MrDak is a senior public servant, who was involved in the “Pink Batts” affair, as an advisor to Kevin Rudd.

There have been a series of other issues where MrDak has been asked serious questions.

In the following, article, the matter of the October 2011 Senate estimates is canvassed.

Mr Mrdak: Both. Our primary focus is to make sure the airports are available to provide facilities for…

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