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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.
Nulli,
Are you aware of the AATA, Australian Air Transport Association, representing its members, and the BAR, Board of Airline Representatives, the lobby for the international carriers. The discussions on every aspect of charges levied on airlines is intense and ongoing.
And are these discussions involving Air Services and their charges. So specifically, when were any airlines offered ILS's upgrades to Cat III and when did they turn down the offer to pay for these upgrades? Continues to sound very dubious.
So its 'intense & ongoing'....... hardly a revelation of any value
The simple fact, and it is a fact, is that the number of hours a year, at major airports, where Cat III availability would have made a difference to arrivals is rather small, the consensus so far (and this is nothing to do with the present Minister) is that there is no economic justification for further rollout of Car III.
Sorry mate, no facts forthcoming so far.
Understand this, the economic power in Australian super alone is AUD 1.3 trillion under management. This is the time you build up your infrastructure & productivity. You need this infrastructure in Australia. This country has consistently fallen behind on national capex & yet its economic prosperity significantly puts us ahead of most other developed countries.
Why would you speak against sound capital investment at this time?