Archerfield Airport Update

Details in brief about the proposal to use Acherfield Airport for commercial passenger jets:

A. The QANTAS Jetstar proposal is very unlikely to go ahead because the Archerfield runway is not long enough to handle 737 aircraft in safety.

B. The OzJet proposal is in the  early stages of negotiation.

C. OzJet is owned by by Paul Stoddart who has interests in aviation in Europe. Paul Stoddart owns the Minardi Formula One racing team.

D. The aircraft to be used are BA 146 (four engine jets) with a capacity of eighty to hundred passengers depending on theseating configuration. Initially OzJet intend to use six aircraft to fly between Brisbane , Sydney and Melbourne with expansion to Adelaide to follow in 2005.

E. OzJet wants to use "secondary" airports to save costs. Bankstown in Sydney, Essendon or Moorabbin in Melbourne and Archerfield in Brisbane.

F. Mr. Stoddart wants to tie everything up by October 2004 and to fully operational by Christmas.

G. Reasons for objections discussed at the AGM were based on noise, safety and airport security.

H. Letters of objections can be sent to:

Mr. Richard Kent

General Manager

Archerfield Airport Corporation

P.O. Box 747

Archerfield 4120

 

 

If possible could you send a copy of your letter to our association so that we will know the degree of participation by local residents.

 

Send  to:

 

Warren Fletcher

40 Romanella Street

Fig Tree Pocket 4069

 

 

More information will follow

 

Warren Fletcher

President

MPA

 

 

 

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