Airlines call for curfew end at Sydney Airport

[Sarah C]

Originally Posted by Kent Broadhead

Loved the letter in today's SMH from the guy in Leichhardt stating that "they" were lying to say that the A380 was quieter - it is soooooo obviously much quieter than a 744 with it's relatively light load. The heavily loaded A345 takeoff late at night seems louder....

Kent

Kent, wasn't that the same letter writer who said he hears the A380 taking off each morning? Funny that he hears an A380 in the morning when it has been leaving in the afternoon for a while now.

[Michael Mak]

Originally Posted by Sarah C

Kent, wasn't that the same letter writer who said he hears the A380 taking off each morning? Funny that he hears an A380 in the morning when it has been leaving in the afternoon for a while now.

He probably doesn't even know the differences between a 767 and a A380.

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by Sarah C

Kent, wasn't that the same letter writer who said he hears the A380 taking off each morning? Funny that he hears an A380 in the morning when it has been leaving in the afternoon for a while now.

Yes Sarah, agreed - didn't really have a clue what he was talking about - just didn't like noise. If that's the case, why did he buy in Leichhardt?

But I still don't support 34L/R departures outside current operating hours....

Kent

[Sarah C]

Yeah Kent, it was funny reading the letter. If you are going to make a point, backing up with facts that are correct helps

The letter writers keep bringing up the second airport (even Goulburn mentioned ) as a way to divert noise. YSSY is not busy at all by world standards in terms of movements. Imagine if Sydney actually operated to the capacity it was built for.

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by Sarah C

YSSY is not busy at all by world standards in terms of movements. Imagine if Sydney actually operated to the capacity it was built for.

There was another letter raising the SYD-MEL VFT chestnut again - 2.5 hr trip my a**e. That said, if airport capacity was an issue you could start there, pushing for QF and DJ to double their plane size and halve the services......

Kent

[Erik H. Bakke]

Easy in theory, get the governments to subsidise fuel used in aircraft with a certain number of seats filled per departure.

Would stimulate the airlines to use larger aircraft.

Now, there's only the small matter of how to make it happen in real life...

[Jethro H]

Originally Posted by damien b

Yes, (11pm until 7am on memory)although the RAAF can fly 24/7 for military reasons, but the operations guys (those who schedule the flights) need approval from rather high up. Late arrivals are usually tolerated if its due to weather or uncontrollable circumstances, but no departures after 11pm on memory. We even needed permission from the base commander to conduct engine runs during the curfew hours.

Yes, but its only a Policy which can be changed by management... mind you they have to be careful to do so.
Sydney Curfew is an Act of Parliament.

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by Erik H. Bakke

Now, there's only the small matter of how to make it happen in real life...

I wasn't saying it was a practical suggestion, just a logical suggestion....

[NickN]

I agree with the fact that late arrivals should be able to land after curfew. After all, delays are not planned by the airlines and are not normally inside of their control to solve either.

Would there be an issue with late arrivals being made to use 34L for arrivals AND 16L for departures. Both are over the water.

Errrr, unless all those engines stop working at the same time Nick, then no.