Comments on: Federal Government Sellout

By: smith

smith — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:38:30 +0000

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By: Sandy Reith

Sandy Reith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:23:31 +0000

Having been in GA for some 40 years it very sad to see how this industry is in the doldrums and is only a shadow of what it might have been.

Ben Morgan should be thanked for his very informative video and for having put the case so well. To Aminta and Ray, I hope some better outcome will come to you, I know exactly what it has been like for you both all these years having run a flying business in a parallel manner.

Government airports should be like roads, open to all at minimum cost. The current major airport leases should be requisitioned by government and sold to the private operators as freehold, with a fair deal to the existing sub-lessees.

Lastly I firmly believe that it is only by alerting our parliamentary representatives, and having them understand what a great contribution GA can make to Australian life, will any serious reforms take place. More than ever, with the amazing technological advances we see today, general aviation could advance our prosperity as a nation. Surely the current financial turmoil demonstrates the need for efficient and value adding industry.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:58:06 +0000

This Federal government must move quickly to address the ill-judged privatisation of former FAC airports like Bankstown. If they do not move to correct the mistakes of the past, they may well find themselves ditched after a single term of office.

By: Naeem Siddiqui

Naeem Siddiqui — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:30:13 +0000

GA aircraft are the first to repond to a major disaster situation.
We need te secondary ariports for that reason.
In the uncertain situation the world is facing we need
our airports there as a safety net.
F*^ck the private dovelopers

By: Rob Cumming

Rob Cumming — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:06:54 +0000

It an essential part of Australia’s infrasturcture network to have the existing airports, let alone increase capacity. Australia must have this network, which is freely available to all at a fair and equitable cost.

Goulburn, Canberra, Bankstown and on, just in eastern Australia have been impacted in breach of the objectives for fair and reasonable access.

We must rally together to lobby Government against unfair imposts – best shown by the actions of BAL at Bankstown or the Goulburn Mulwarree Shire.

By: Gordon Gardner

Gordon Gardner — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:51:22 +0000

The sickening violation of rights, human, legal and moral, that is happening to Clambach and Hennessy, is almost unbelievable.

What wonderful government foresight was used to sell off ALL of Sydney’s airports… to ONE company.

For any government to look forward, and see clearly the possible results of their actions, would require said government, to remove their collective heads from their collective nether regions.

By: marjorie campion

marjorie campion — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:14 +0000

Governments all over the world, have destroyed and violated human rights, with their arrogance, ignorance
and greed.
Our government has joined the ranks of the fascists and communists, in allowing an organisation like BAL, to kill off another Australian industry, along with the people who serve that industry (such as clambach and hennessy), which, has been the training ground of our commercial pilots.

By: Steve Peck

Steve Peck — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:07:19 +0000

In total support of Clamback & Hennessy, and the other disadvantaged operators at Bankstown Airport, I add my message to this growing list stating my total objection to the way these businesses are being treated.
I have flown at Bankstown for the past 20 years and I’m a solcial flyer, us pilots are seeing this great airport and it’s services diminish before our eyes – where are we to go? More importantly the voices of these airport operators – good and well intentioned people that have built businesses and provided employment – need to be heard and fair treatment for hardworking folk should apply here not highway robbery.

By: Alan Cohen

Alan Cohen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:20:34 +0000

Copy and paste all the replies and opinions here into a letter to your Federal Member and ask them to seek representation and a reply from the minister. Only when we all voice our frustrations will the message begin to get through. It was people power that stopped many unfair Government initiatives. You can be assured if not many complain then it’s viewed as not really a problem by our elected officials. Lets all hope we don’t have to retrofit larger fuel tanks to the training aircraft so we can reach the ever disappearing GA facilities in NSW from Bankstown.

By: Peter Wordsworth

Peter Wordsworth — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:33:53 +0000

It is scandalous that government airports have been sold to private enterprise for the purpose of pillaging these public assets. Even more so that all three Sydney general aviation airports were sold to the same owner. Where was the ACCC to prevent this monopoly!!!!!