Yes, it's interresting thinking, when one considers what Fox will to to MEB. He's got a "terrific" track record with an airline & his mate made his money on property development didn't he???
As some may recall, I grew up under the NS runway at MEB & my Dad fondly recalls seeing the Comet flying overhead on one of it's first trips to Oz.
Perhaps, chaps, we are approaching this the wrong way. Surely, an airport such as Essendon is of historic significance. Perhaps the National trust should be involved? I can't speak of Bankstown or Moorabbin as I don't know them that well, but surely Essendon could be considered as significant as Mascot in terms of Australias aviation heritage?