The ATSB advised CASA that the reporter was suggesting that with the increased amount of radio traffic at Ballina, perhaps it should be allocated a discrete radio broadcast frequency. A copy of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Safety Analysis can be found on the CASA website.

The operator advised that the following action had been taken since the report: As an operator, we strongly believe we should learn from any suggestions or concerns raised, as to how we conduct our operations. During the process of analysing this report, we have found some additional suggestions towards several of our pre-flight and pre-taxing procedures that relate not only to tailstand use but also other areas, and have now implemented some small but useful relevant improvements to our operation, with the goal of making our procedures even more robust.