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 November 2002 Repository 

Week Four
2002
Major Changes to OZ Government Air Regulators Pending
CASA Management to be Re-structured by July 2003


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November 19  
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CASA Management Concern

 November 15  
An ATSB report released to-day has indicated concern in the way CASA operates after carrying out an investigation into the CASA/Ansett debacle that ultimately closed the airline

ATSB safety recommendations for CASA:

  • action - or lack of action - by another State did not adversely affect the safety of Australian Class A aircraft
  • all service bulletins relevant to Australian Class A aircraft were received, assessed and implemented or mandated as appropriate
  •   Previous Report HERE  --  ATSB Site
    other news
    Military - Homebuilt - Lightie

     November 16  
    Aircraft making news to-day around OZ were:-

  • A C130 Hercules emergency landing at Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland due to an apparent electrical fault


  • A homebuilt aircraft running off the runway at Archerfield after an apparent wind gust caught the pilot(s) unaware

  • A nose wheel on a Cessna collapsed after a hard landing at Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
  • interest news
    CASA to be Re-structured

    November 18  
    Media reports have OZ Transport Minister - John Anderson - announcing major changes in the way Australia's air services are to be regulated

    CASA now acts as judge, jury and executioner when it comes to the regulation of air services which the Government now finds unacceptable after about 30 years

     Quoting for sources:-    "The board of CASA will be abolished, a chief executive's position established and aviation regulation and compliance will be reformed"  

    Media Sources:- ABC - News.com.au - AirWise

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