Says A Broad Strategic Perspective Is Needed For General Aviation

Australia's General Aviation (GA) Advisory Group has presented a plan to the federal government to help ensure the sector's future.

The GA Flight Plan has identified three key priorities for the sector. They are to develop a broad long term strategic perspective for general aviation; propose how air safety regulation can support general aviation through clear, consistently applied, and proportionally responsive administration, and; maintain and enhance general aviation industry capability, through workforce development and access to airspace and infrastructure.

GA Advisory Group chair and Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia chief executive doctor Martin Laverty thanked the deputy prime minister for his strong backing of the GA industry.

“The deputy prime minister has given the GA Advisory Group freedom to identify our own opportunities for growth and to present ideas on solutions to some of our challenges,” said Laverty.

“He has welcomed the Flight Plan, which addresses critical issues of regulatory burden and ensuring sufficient workforce to keep Australians flying.”

CASA chief executive and director of Aviation Safety Shane Carmody welcomed the opportunity to work closely with the GA Advisory Group and to strengthen the safety regulator's ties with general aviation.

“I'm pleased to have met with the GA Advisory Group, and to plan to use it as an ongoing reference group on safety regulatory issues relating to the GA sector,”  said Carmody.

(Source: CASA news release)

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