US fears about Australian airlines' safety revealed

[AdMEL]

Don't think this article has been mentioned:

Wikileaks reveals US fears about Australian airlines' safety


Somewhat concerning if it is correct!

 

[markis10]

Misleading headline no surprises! It's not the airlines, it's the regulatory authority and rules at issue, namely CASA.

 

[dajop]

Don't think this article has been mentioned:

Wikileaks reveals US fears about Australian airlines' safety


Somewhat concerning if it is correct!

It would be interesting to understand if there are real and substantial concerns around airline safety, or whether there is a divergence in regulatory philosophy.

I have ZERO experience with aviation safety, but have had experience with regulators of different kind(s) in Australia. In that experience, the Australian regulators have always taken a very cooperative approach to compliance (in line with philosophies embodied in the "Compliance" or "Braithwaite" pyramid ) and focus on company self regulation (some of this like CASA would be due to lack of resources). I have only witnessed, and thankfully never been involved in, serious/punative actions when other steps have failed. On the other hand, I have seen (not insubstantial) fines in the US for issues that would have been worked through cooperatively in Australia to resolve. Also of note that in a number of areas there has been a strong move away from company self-regulation in the US since the Obama administration (or since the GFC ), but this may or may not apply to the FAA.