More info is needed to digest this press release. But from the perspective of a pilot/flight instructor, I don't see anything wrong with it. I am sure the person who wrote the article doesn't know anything about the airspaces and entry requirements. This is the first time I hear that a commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft DOESN'T use the same airspace. Weird.. BAHA Fan of PA28-140 that I will be flying in 2 hrs. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerard M Foley Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:10 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Light aircraft use commercial airspace What's this about? Does FAA allow this? Australia's New Airspace Reforms May Compromise Safety Copyright =A9 2003, Dow Jones Newswires CANBERRA (AP)--The safety of thousands of commercial flights across Australia could be compromised by planned airspace reforms, air traffic controllers warned Thursday. Based on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's airspace model, the new National Airspace System (NAS) will allow light aircraft to use commercial airspace without having their flight plans approved by air traffic control. Gerry http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html