01-29-2018, 04:14 PM
From the Sunraysia Daily..
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Quote:Airport’s future stays up in the air
Christopher Testa - ctesta@sunraysiadaily.com.au
26 Oct 2017, 9 p.m.
A CRISIS meeting failed to resolve an impasse between Mildura Airport Pty Ltd and the general aviation community over a contentious 20-year master plan yesterday.
Mildura councillors last night voted to hold off endorsing the controversial plan until December, with councillors instead endorsing a 28-day public submission period to allow Mildura’s frustrated general aviation operators to provide feedback.
General aviation businesses and representatives of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia (AOPA) met Mildura Airport chair Peter O’Donnell before the vote yesterday in a bid to secure a formal consultation process with the airport on the master plan.
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Quote:Pilots want airport input
Christopher Testa - ctesta@sunraysiadaily.com.au
1 Dec 2017, 3:30 a.m.
GENERAL aviation pilots based at Mildura Airport want to be given representation on the airport’s board.
Private pilots, aviation businesses and sporting clubs have had their say on a 20-year draft master plan for the airport’s future after Mildura councillors held off ratifying the contentious document.
The general aviation representatives have sent their feedback to the Mildura Airport Pty Ltd (MAPL) board, requesting an urgent review of management’s policy on the acquisition of hangar space and rental increases, a review of the proposed general aviation precinct and the relocation of the general aviation refuelling facility.