Folks,
All about user pays, and in this case, the users, the airlines will not pay for upgrades
When were these upgrades offered & to which airlines. What was the cost of the upgrade and what then was the cost per airline?
Sounds a very dubious explanation.
it's cheaper to have the occasional diversion.
For whom? Maybe for the air carrier, not for Australia or its trading customers. You miss a day's work & that day has gone forever. You don't boost productivity by under investing in infrastructure. Sorry, its not cheaper to have the occassional diversion.
A wealthy country such as ours, awash with cash like almost no other nation should be, right now, substantially spending on equipment, technology and prodctivity. For the first time since WWII Australia is looking very likely to be considered a safe haven for capital markets instead of the US!! This is our time - it probably won't ever be better.
If you believe this nation should not have Cat IIIC ILS capabilities in the relevant capitals today then it truly is time to give the whole game away!