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"Let's do the time-warp again..it's just a jump to the left"

Here we go again Albo & Short-one step back in time, courtesy of Oz Aviation:

Opposition proposes night time restrictions for Badgerys Creek

April 21, 2016 
[/url]The federal government has officially “declared” Badgerys Creek as the site for a second airport in Sydney. (Jordan Chong)

Australia’s federal opposition is proposing a night time “no-fly zone” over the proposed airport at Sydney’s Badgerys Creek to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on surrounding communities.

Instead, flight paths for all takeoffs and landings between 2300 and 0600 will be in a south-west direction to avoid residential areas.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten and Opposition transport spokesperson Anthony Albanese said the measures were similar to what was currently in place at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, where aircraft permitted to operate during that airport’s 2300 to 0600 curfew were directed over water and not over residential communities.

“Labor will act to ensure there is no noise impact on existing residences and communities from night time flights as part of Badgerys Creek Airport master planning,” the pair said in a statement on Thursday.

“This will ensure Western Sydney benefits from the economic boost Sydney’s second airport will deliver – including thousands of jobs – while communities aren’t disturbed by night time aircraft noise.”

Shorten, Albanese and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen spoke about Labor’s policy in Sydney on Thursday.
     

Anthony Albanese

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Labor supports the economic benefits of Badgerys Creek Airport while protecting residents from night time noise.

The federal government’s draft airport plan and environmental impact statement for the proposed Western Sydney Airport showed a 3,700m runway on a south-west, north-east orientation.

Arrival flights will be directed to north west of the airport and be between 5,000-7,000 feet when over Penrith and 2,000ft near Bankstown when landing on Runway 23.
Meanwhile, departing aircraft on Runway 05 would be at about 5,000ft by the time they were over Bankstown and at 10,000ft by the time they were at RAAF Base Richmond if headed north, or at 10,000ft between Camden and Picton if heading south.

The indicative flight paths for departures and arrivals at Runway 23 at the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek. (Federal Government)The indicative flight paths for departures and arrivals at Runway 05 at the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek. (Federal Government)

The master plan said it was planned for the airport to operate on a curfew free basis.
“Curfew-free airports provide significant benefits to communities and businesses by supporting growth in local, regional and national economies,” the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development website said.

“Melbourne Airport’s curfew-free status allows for the movement of an extra two million passengers a year and adds $590 million to the Victorian economy through visitor spending.

“While the proposed Western Sydney Airport is planned to operate without curfew, demand for flights at night would not be as high as demand during the day. The majority of flights would be in the 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm peak periods.”

Meanwhile, Labor said the simultaneous operations for takeoffs and landings to the south-west was one of several noise mitigation measures for Badgerys Creek, including landscaping and shared flight paths. The opposition has also committed to having rail links at the airport.

The federal government “declared” Badgerys Creek as the site for a second airport in the Sydney basin in August 2015, which ensured further planning work on the airport could proceed and airspace around the proposed facility was protected from potential high-rise buildings.

Sydney Airport, which has a right of first refusal (ROFR) to build and operate a second airport within 100km of the Sydney CBD, was expected to receive a “[url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/02/sydney-airport-expects-to-receive-badgerys-creek-contract-this-year/]Notice of Intention” or sales contract to build and operate the proposed airport from the federal government in 2016

Here is a couple of comments..

random says

You might as well not build it if you’re going to cripple it with a curfew.


It is the missing link amongst all the other capitals and regional international cities with no curfews. A curfew in Sydney causes structural changes to all of the airlines schedules and fleet management.


Much of the future utility of the airport will be linked to overcoming the short-comings of KSA Mascot, not replicating them!


random says

Correction to my last – it’s obviously not a full curfew but this is how they start.

Jeff Atkinson says

Pathetic, But wait. They’ll probably find an eastern bell frog that sleeps during the day so that will limit the operating hours as well. The residents that surround the area new that this was coming, There’s no excuse. The small amount of jet noise from the new type aircraft is minimal. Give me a house and i’ll live there no problems. And ring the Kerrigans too.

Gary says

Bit of a laugh seeing Albanese talking about Badgerys Creek. He did sweet bugger all whilst in government and now he wants to place a clayton’s curfew on it!

Oh and finally dazzling Dazza gets a chance to have a crack at Albo and talk about aviation...

Labor caught short on detail with rushed Western Sydney Airport “announcement”

Media Release
DC055/2016
21 April 2016

Joint release with:
Paul Fletcher
Minister for Major Projects, Territories and Local Government

The Turnbull Government recognises that a new airport needs to operate in a way that addresses concerns about flight paths and aircraft noise and that meets the expectations of the community.

We are also committed to the many thousands of new jobs that will be generated by a fully functioning Western Sydney Airport.

Today, Labor offered a hastily cobbled together proposal that between the hours of 11pm and 6am, landing aircraft only have access to restricted runways.

That is, between those hours, aircraft only approach the airport from the southwest as well as depart only to the southwest.

It is far from clear that this plan is workable—or that Labor is even certain about the details of what it is announcing.

Shadow infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese was unable to name a single expert he had consulted when formulating their proposal.

He also demonstrated a troubling lack of certainty about established procedures concerning landing with a tailwind.

[EXCERPT FROM SHORTEN AND ALBANESE PRESS CONFERENCE]
Journalist: Is it not true that flights and aircraft have to fly into the wind if it is greater than 10 knots—so if you get a big southerly coming through, how on earth are you going to land?
Mr Albanese: No it's not—these days technology has gotten a lot better.

In fact CASA rules recommend a maximum five knot tailwind in dry conditions but zero in wet conditions. It all points to an opposition with no plan, and which is not fit to govern.

The Turnbull Government recognises the benefits that the Western Sydney Airport will bring for the local community, which include more jobs and greater economic prosperity.

We are also committed to having the best available noise mitigation arrangements.

We are listening to the strong advocacy of Western Sydney MPs Louise Markus, Fiona Scott and Russell Matheson.

We are now working through around 5000 submissions as we develop a final EIS, including our plan to address these issues

 
Donning tin hat - incoming
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