I wonder how much fuel is wasted every day because the CTA steps are too steep
Agreed.
Add to the list holding due traffic when there is really bugger all around compared to the rest of the civilised world. How about we start building a few more runways at particular airports rather than building car parks and shopping centres. That Perth draft plan was a case in point. They predicted a doubling in traffic in the next 10 years but said the place doesn't need a parallel runway. Yet they are running on slot times at the moment. What happens when they double the traffic?
Not to mention Sydney......Where do you begin at that place?