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The bigger the boom, the bigger the crash
Rates will climb and borrowers should prepare, says Malcolm Turnbull
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I had a look at the new terminal and general set-up at the airport this afternoon. Council look to have done a very decent job given that they were starting from scratch.
I have a ticket for the ride down (first ticket sold I believe), returning in the evening. Very much looking forward to seeing how it all goes. Given that there has never been an RPT operation at Wollongong that has been sustained for more than a short period, it will be fascinating to see how Jetgo goes with this venture.
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Given that there has never been an RPT operation at Wollongong that has been sustained for more than a short period, it will be fascinating to see how Jetgo goes with this venture.
My recollection was that Impulse ran WOL-MEL for 4-5 years and Qlink for at least a couple of years after Impulse pulled out.
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Now, instead, the Wollongong Council have $$$$ in their eyes by doing what almost every council does, and thats sell out to rampant over development (you know, $ per square meter in rates; The trickle down economic b.s).
So there is a hope that the "increased population" will travel from the airport on these services; However, depends on how many corrupt out of town developers want to come up and loot the Illawarra? Maybe after that runs slow, there may be a change of heart?
A lot more people living in the Illawarra now days
Jetgo may just surprise everyone on this route
Looks like they are getting an ERJ-145 soon, any one know if this is a replacement for one of their remaining 135s or are they building their fleet to 5 ?
Jetgo may just surprise everyone on this route
Looks like they are getting an ERJ-145 soon, any one know if this is a replacement for one of their remaining 135s or are they building their fleet to 5 ?
The Australian had an airports advertising supplement yesterday that carried a puff piece about JetGo's Illawarra flights. I'm not posting a link because it's behind a paywall but the article alluded to passenger capacity greater than the E135 in the near future (I've never heard of an E145 but would it have many more seats than a 135)? The article also referred to an application by JetGo to use Nowra as an alternate if the Illawarra wind is not favorable.
The article also referred to an application by JetGo to use Nowra as an alternate if the Illawarra wind is not favorable.
Full control deflection in IMC in the dark is not unusual at YWOL in the winter.
....so good luck with that too!
What's the X-W limit on those things?
The Australian had an airports advertising supplement yesterday that carried a puff piece about JetGo's Illawarra flights. I'm not posting a link because it's behind a paywall but the article alluded to passenger capacity greater than the E135 in the near future (I've never heard of an E145 but would it have many more seats than a 135)? The article also referred to an application by JetGo to use Nowra as an alternate if the Illawarra wind is not favorable.
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That cross runway is quite short - how is that a realistic ambition?
The HMAS Albatross boys don't like to share, so good luck with that.
And yet it was civil funds that upgraded navaids some years ago, ostensibly to encourage civil movement related to development of an industrial park.
Tootle Pip!!
A fairly well known cargo operator has recently had their use of Nowra terminated and funnily enough a lot of the cargo carried was destined for Albatross. The powers that be apparently do not want anyone using Nowra unless it is entirely defence related. I guess their museum will soon be off limits for the public too.
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Ah for the good old days at NAS Nowra with the Masling B80 Queen Air sailing around Nowra Hill in the fog/low cloud searching for the runway or on a good day or night a "practice" GCA in the soup...