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#60ProtestReasons: 22 – Drones & Air Taxis
@CatherineKingMP is pushing drones & air taxis. The Australian Government, through its National Emerging Aviation Technologies Policy Statement, supports the adoption of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).
minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-r…
@CatherineKingMP is pushing drones & air taxis. The Australian Government, through its National Emerging Aviation Technologies Policy Statement, supports the adoption of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).
minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-r…
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority @CASABriefing is already actively involved in supporting the roll-out of AAM and has signed an MoU to foster growth in the sector. Although air taxis are not yet operational in Australia, preparations are underway.
casa.gov.au/advanced-air-m…
casa.gov.au/advanced-air-m…
The SEQ Council of Mayors @SEQMayors has signed an MoU w @WiskAero to bring autonomous flying taxis to the region by the 2032 #Olympics. The proposal has drawn criticism as it has been drafted without any community engagement in order to ...
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#60ProtestReasons: 23 – ATC shortages to delay noise improvements
@couriermail reported that @australia_air, the air traffic controllers’ union, estimates it could take years to implement the PIR flight path changes due to chronic staff shortages.
bfpca.org.au/23-atc-shortag…
@couriermail reported that @australia_air, the air traffic controllers’ union, estimates it could take years to implement the PIR flight path changes due to chronic staff shortages.
bfpca.org.au/23-atc-shortag…
During COVID @AirservicesNews executive management decided to cut costs by reducing staffing numbers. They offered a Retirement Incentive Scheme (RIS) to Air Traffic Controllers over the age of 56 who were expected to retire within the next three years. (Hang on, what?? ...
... ATCs can retire at 55 anyway!) They got a private tax ruling from the @ato_gov_au that it could be treated tax-wise as a redundancy. Between Oct 2021 – Dec 2022, 486 staff left Airservices, of those 184 were ATCs, and of those 144 took advantage of the RIS who got between ...
#60ProtestReasons: 35 – Barnaby’s “Community” Forum
In response to community pressure and advocacy from BFPCA, then Deputy PM and Minister for Infrastructure & Transport @Barnaby_Joyce announced the Brisbane Airport Post-Implementation Review Advisory Forum (BAPAF) ...
In response to community pressure and advocacy from BFPCA, then Deputy PM and Minister for Infrastructure & Transport @Barnaby_Joyce announced the Brisbane Airport Post-Implementation Review Advisory Forum (BAPAF) ...
... on 24 Sep 2021 in a joint media release with then MP for Brisbane Trevor Evans. The grand headline at the time was: “Community voices to be heard on Brisbane Airport noise issues.” web.archive.org/web/2021092405…
So let’s see whether community voices were heard.
So let’s see whether community voices were heard.
.@Barnaby_Joyce appointed:
1. Ross Musgrove as the forum’s chair, previously CEO of the Western Downs Regional Council;
2. Robert Borbidge AO, Queensland Premier (Nationals) from 1996 to 1998;
3. Claire Moore, a former Labor Senator for Queensland;
1. Ross Musgrove as the forum’s chair, previously CEO of the Western Downs Regional Council;
2. Robert Borbidge AO, Queensland Premier (Nationals) from 1996 to 1998;
3. Claire Moore, a former Labor Senator for Queensland;
#60ProtestReasons: 36 – Lies & Deceit
Today’s protest reason is short n sweet & brought to you by @BrisbaneAirport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff himself. This is what he had to say on @7NewsAustralia on 21 Feb 2020 prior to the launch of the New Parallel Runway:
Today’s protest reason is short n sweet & brought to you by @BrisbaneAirport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff himself. This is what he had to say on @7NewsAustralia on 21 Feb 2020 prior to the launch of the New Parallel Runway:
.@7NewsBrisbane: “The second runway doubles the airport’s capacity from 52 aircraft an hour to 110.”
@BrisbaneAirport CEO de Graaff: “That’s about the same as Hong Kong and Singapore. The net effect of aircraft flying over the city will decrease.“
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@BrisbaneAirport CEO de Graaff: “That’s about the same as Hong Kong and Singapore. The net effect of aircraft flying over the city will decrease.“
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#60ProtestReasons: 37 – How our curfew was stolen
Have you seen those silly comments from the usual trolls 👹 saying, “The airport was there before you”…? Well, two facts: (1) @BrisbaneAirport in its current location only opened on 19 March 1988. Before that, Brisbane was ...
Have you seen those silly comments from the usual trolls 👹 saying, “The airport was there before you”…? Well, two facts: (1) @BrisbaneAirport in its current location only opened on 19 March 1988. Before that, Brisbane was ...
... serviced by the Eagle Farm airport next to Doomben racecourse. (2) Eagle Farm airport not only had the benefit of a much more noise-friendly cross-runway, IT HAD A NIGHT-TIME CURFEW.
What happened?
What happened?
Eagle Farm airport had a curfew due to noise pollution over residential areas. When Eagle Farm closed, @BrisbaneAirport opened in its current location with no curfew imposed. What is now called the Legacy runway brought aircraft in over (then as yet undeveloped) Murarrie.
