Upgrade to pave way for more 747 flights
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Upgrade to pave way for more 747 flights
Monday February 27, 12:48 PM
The Canberra International Airport will soon be open to frequent 747 flights with the Federal Government announcing a multi-million dollar upgrade of its main runway.
The airport has a limit on the number of large flights it can accommodate because of the strength of its main runway.
Federal Transport Minister Warren Truss says the Government will spend $28 million to enable the runway to take heavier aircraft.
"There will be quite a number of these aircraft coming into Australia, they're required here for operational purposes, with visiting dignitaries and their entourages or for military purposes," he said.
The airport's Stephen Byron says the upgrade also coincides with a plan to lengthen the runway.
"We believe that will assist us in terms of the development of new routes into and out of Canberra," he said.
The work will be carried out at night and is expected to be ready in time for the 2007 APEC meeting.
BBJ's not big enough huh?
The Canberra International Airport will soon be open to frequent 747 flights with the Federal Government announcing a multi-million dollar upgrade of its main runway.
The airport has a limit on the number of large flights it can accommodate because of the strength of its main runway.
Federal Transport Minister Warren Truss says the Government will spend $28 million to enable the runway to take heavier aircraft.
"There will be quite a number of these aircraft coming into Australia, they're required here for operational purposes, with visiting dignitaries and their entourages or for military purposes," he said.
The airport's Stephen Byron says the upgrade also coincides with a plan to lengthen the runway.
"We believe that will assist us in terms of the development of new routes into and out of Canberra," he said.
The work will be carried out at night and is expected to be ready in time for the 2007 APEC meeting.
BBJ's not big enough huh?
Snowie is popping the champers as we speak!
Originally Posted by Buster Hyman
Monday February 27, 12:48 PM
The Canberra International Airport will soon be open to frequent 747 flights with the Federal Government announcing a multi-million dollar upgrade of its main runway.
The Canberra International Airport will soon be open to frequent 747 flights with the Federal Government announcing a multi-million dollar upgrade of its main runway.
Good.
The mob I fly for use Canberra as a technical alternate. It'd be nice if could really use it though, as when we really need a practical alternate we have to use either MEL or BNE.
And some of the turkeys I work with can't understand what a tech alternate is anyway.
So it's a good move then from the point of view of using it as an alternate, and not for LJH's new executive jet? I have once more demonstrated my complete lack of aviational nous.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
I have once more demonstrated my complete lack of aviational nous.
Isn't CB a privately owned airport ?
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So... confirm that the government is paying for the runway lengthening, but Canberra Airport Limited will pocket all the landing and handling charges for the increased weight traffic? This seems like a great deal for a private company....
In my limited dealing with operations at Canberra, I know the RAAF was having kittens with the landing and parking charges being imposed. The area we were using had previously been RAAF Fairbairn's tarmac, and was transferred to Canberra Airport for nil charge. Like good capitalists, they were making a killing renting it back. The result: no more high speed taxi services.
In my limited dealing with operations at Canberra, I know the RAAF was having kittens with the landing and parking charges being imposed. The area we were using had previously been RAAF Fairbairn's tarmac, and was transferred to Canberra Airport for nil charge. Like good capitalists, they were making a killing renting it back. The result: no more high speed taxi services.
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Driver - the airport is paying for the lengthening - ie the extension to the south. Yesterdays announcement related to the strenghthening which is being paid for by the government - ie building extra depth on the runway.
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Problem with extending to the south is that the saddle to the north is still going to present a significant problem unless the extension is significant and the use of overspeed schedules becomes the norm.
