06-30-2015, 08:54 AM
Well said 'K';
Always worth a read, the comments section fascinating. No one seems to care if the new aerodrome is built to ‘modern’ standards anticipating new innovations or even Cat III; just who gets the dollars – don’t worry about the sense. Top charges for third world services – guaranteed. Ripper tune, Alice.
So true so true. If, where and absolutely when possible a new airport must be planned with Cat 3 in mind. Otherwise it is like building a bloody single lane highway between Sydney and Bankstown. Cheaper initially, but in 5 years time you need a second lane wich costs triple the original cost. Then another 5 years later it's time for lane number 3, this time at 10 times the original cost. So in total you have 10 years of traffic woes and insufficient infrastructure and in the end you have a 20 billion dollar cost that could have been done for 3 billion initially. Hopefully you get my point.
It's time that our Governments planned for the future, not for 24 or so months until the next election. Next time Australian Pollies are rorting an overseas junket maybe head to Japan, China or the Arab Emirates to see how it is done properly - plan 10 to 20 years in advance. But to do so you need people in government that have not only the smarts, but the balls to make the big decisions and run with it, knowing that the completion of the project will probably take place some time in the future well past the lifetime of their own personal political career. It's called putting the interests of your country first, not your own personal interests.
Always worth a read, the comments section fascinating. No one seems to care if the new aerodrome is built to ‘modern’ standards anticipating new innovations or even Cat III; just who gets the dollars – don’t worry about the sense. Top charges for third world services – guaranteed. Ripper tune, Alice.
So true so true. If, where and absolutely when possible a new airport must be planned with Cat 3 in mind. Otherwise it is like building a bloody single lane highway between Sydney and Bankstown. Cheaper initially, but in 5 years time you need a second lane wich costs triple the original cost. Then another 5 years later it's time for lane number 3, this time at 10 times the original cost. So in total you have 10 years of traffic woes and insufficient infrastructure and in the end you have a 20 billion dollar cost that could have been done for 3 billion initially. Hopefully you get my point.
It's time that our Governments planned for the future, not for 24 or so months until the next election. Next time Australian Pollies are rorting an overseas junket maybe head to Japan, China or the Arab Emirates to see how it is done properly - plan 10 to 20 years in advance. But to do so you need people in government that have not only the smarts, but the balls to make the big decisions and run with it, knowing that the completion of the project will probably take place some time in the future well past the lifetime of their own personal political career. It's called putting the interests of your country first, not your own personal interests.