04-05-2015, 01:50 PM
Interesting indeed Sheikh. One is almost inclined to say it smells like complete pooh! The chances of this aircraft simply vanishing, when you consider the amount of spy satellites and technology that exists, are unlikely. I would guess that neither the Americans nor the Chinese would like people to know that they were monitoring areas they probably shouldn't have been looking at?
On a seperate note also of interest is the recent ICAO USOAP audit of the Thai DCA. Thailand reportedly only satisfied 21 out the 100 requirements inspected during the USOAP audit, which covers legislation and regulations, organisation and safety oversight functions, personnel licensing, aircraft operation supervision, aircraft accident and incident investigation, and the airworthiness of aircraft. I wonder how many of these elements Australia would be compliant with if ICAO came back for another audit? Remember there were a number of findings about the regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the incident and accident investigator, and AirServices Australia, that reflected poorly on their performance, and subsequently on the governmental and it's oversight.
Tick tock.................
On a seperate note also of interest is the recent ICAO USOAP audit of the Thai DCA. Thailand reportedly only satisfied 21 out the 100 requirements inspected during the USOAP audit, which covers legislation and regulations, organisation and safety oversight functions, personnel licensing, aircraft operation supervision, aircraft accident and incident investigation, and the airworthiness of aircraft. I wonder how many of these elements Australia would be compliant with if ICAO came back for another audit? Remember there were a number of findings about the regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the incident and accident investigator, and AirServices Australia, that reflected poorly on their performance, and subsequently on the governmental and it's oversight.
Tick tock.................