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Melbourne dreams of new airport but Sydney’s still stuck in gridlock
For Premier Barry O’Farrell, the economic consequences of the weekend announcement by Victoria’s peak business body of its enthusiasm for a third Melbourne airport is probably under acute analysis
Why political strangulation of Sydney Airport is a farce
At Sydney Airport, jets are being told to stay on the ground, ready to take off, waiting 20 minutes or more, because the airport has exceeded its politically imposed capacity for airliner movements.
Imaginary conversations with the NSW Premier about high-speed rail
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said that any high speed rail project would be better off linking Canberra Airport so it could act as a second Sydney Airport. This could go two ways, imagines Ben Sandilands.
What if IT IS a bomb in someone’s underpants?
The latest distraction in the airport security circus came to town this morning with the launch of a three week trial of a G rated full body scanner at Sydney’s international terminal, writes Ben Sandilands.
Jetstar v fools at Sydney T2
Jetstar’s decision to sue Sydney Airport if necessary for damages arising from yesterday’s security shambles means challenges the political investment in security theatrics in Australia, writes Ben Sandilands.
Jetstar to sue over airport
evacuation
Sydney Airport did its best to gloss over the security fiasco at its T2 domestic terminal yesterday.
aviation industry Second Sydney Airport debate takes a comic break
It hasn’t taken long for the renewed debate over a 2nd airport for Sydney to take a comic break, provided by the National Party leader Warren Truss, writes Ben Sandilands.
Is Albo a genius or a fool?
Federal Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Anthony Albanese, has spoken about the imperative to have a second airport in Sydney yet continues to rule out building on the site Federal Labor chose in 1985, writes Ben Sandilands.
Hong Kong’s fancy new terminal shames Sydney
The announcement of a new midfield terminal for Hong Kong airport is another painful reminder of planning policy failure at Sydney Airport. Both cities are faced with growth prospects that cannot be accommodated with existing infrastructure and Hong Kong is setting an innovative example, writes Ben Sandilands.
Time and expediency heal all wounds at Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport has officially endorsed a protest slogan on the side of an airliner eight years after it was lawyers at 10 paces with Virgin Blue for flying around with an anti-Sydney Airport decal, writes Ben Sandilands.
Where could a super Sydney airport be built?
Former Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey has started some soul as well as airport site searching with his suggestion that a new single super-sized Sydney airport be considered for solving its airport crisis, reports Ben Sandilands.
Virgin chief: no second Sydney airport, let’s super-size this one
CEO of Virgin Blue, Brett Godfrey, last night challenged government, business and the airline sector to scrap the quest for a second Sydney airport and pursue an all new, super-sized Sydney Airport.
Why the search for a second Sydney airport is flawed
It is a reminder how desperate the federal government is to avoid building a second Sydney airport that it refuses to acknowledge the main reason why people regularly use air travel in the first place: to save time, writes Ben Sandilands.
Why Sydney needs a second airport
Tiger’s confirmation of a deal with Avalon Airport sends a very sharp message to Sydney, which is ‘build a second airport at Badgery’s Creek.’ Melbourne encourages economic growth while Sydney is actively discouraging it, says Ben Sandilands.
Airport competition benefits — everyone for seconds the only sensible answer
Major airport buyers bought the right to charge customers at the airline, retail and individual level anything they think they can get away with in the medium- to long-term.
The mysterious case of the disappearing Sydney Airport road
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally didn’t just kill the metro, she’s also a person of interest in the case of the disappearing road map for an M5 East duplication and extension that cuts right through her electorate, writes Ben Sandilands.
Sydney, a giant dementia farm in the making, cans its new Metro
Yet another Sydney transport infrastructure project — $5.3 billion underground CBD Metro — is about to be snuffed. It seems one of the few growth industries in Sydney is proposing and cancelling public transport projects.
Political snippets: A tick for the Treasurer
Latest figures from the ABS show that Treasurer Wayne Swan got it right by refusing to cut down on the stimulus package three months ago. Plus, a second airport for Sydney? Ha!
Aviation White Paper: Sydney airport battle set to roll on
There’s a lot of bricks and mortar reform of the aviation environment in the White Paper, which most of the sectors will welcome as long overdue, but on the loud button political issues of Sydney’s airport needs, it does nothing.
Fright in wake: Airbus in scare with turbo-prop at Sydney
It was a scary case of big meets little at Sydney Airport on November 8 last year, when the wake turbulence from a giant Airbus A380 upset a tiny SAAB 340 turbo-prop as both were landing.
Sydney airport owner on the back foot over float
One of the part-owners of Sydney Airport, German construction group Hochtief, has been forced into an embarrassing backdown on plans to part float its infrastructure arm on German markets.
Dust storm 1: chaos, mud, lightning. Oh my!
It no longer looks as blood red as at dawn. No Dorothy, no Tin Man, no wicked Witch, so far. But the dust storms sweeping NSW have brought red snow!
