their journeys cause. Transport Study in Victoria, Australia Eddington has since delivered a report to the Victorian Government of Australia, the East West Link Needs Assessment report, which was met with mixed reactions. Economic commentators criticised the cost-benefit ratios of Eddington's proposals, which on Eddington's own analysis were marginal at best. Honours Eddington is a Council member of the Royal Institution of Australia. Eddington received a British knighthood in 2005 for services to the aviation industry. In 2012 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) "for distinguished service to business and commerce through roles with a range of national and international economic, trade, infrastructure development and transport organisations", and was also elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. In 2015 he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Government for his "contribution to strengthening the economic relations between Australia and Japan". References External links The Eddington Transport Study at the DfT Investing in Transport: East West Link Needs Assessment Report to Victorian Government, March 2008. 1950 births Living people People from Perth, Western Australia University of Western Australia alumni News Corporation people Australian businesspeople Australian cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in the United Kingdom Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Australian Rhodes Scholars Oxford University cricketers People educated at Christ Church Grammar School People educated at Perth Modern School Australian Knights Bachelor Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Officers of the Order of Australia British Airways people Cricketers from Western Australia Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Chief executives in the airline industry