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This is what I was saying about Don Ramsay having the last laugh at the RAA.

REX - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) has announced it would terminate its Mildura-Sydney Kingsford Smith route on October 27, 2018, after the airport decided to steeply increase its passenger fees. "This increase is a blatant money grab and in breach of on-going commercial agreements. At the recent Board meeting, the Rex board directed an exit of the Mildura to Sydney route and to undertake a further review of the Mildura to Adelaide route at the next board meeting in late November 2018," General Manager (Network Strategy and Sales) Warrick Lodge said. The airport in northern Victoria announced earlier that it would increase its passenger fees by 22.5%. After an initial outrage by the airlines, Mildura decided to drop the hike for all routes except for Melbourne Tullamarine, where fees are due to increase by 13.7%. REX said it would redeploy the aircraft and slots at Sydney airport to the Sydney-Griffith route, where it has an amicable relationship with the local authorities. The carrier also said that it was no longer prepared to provide services which make no commercial sense. "The REX board has directed management to prioritise its scarce pilot resources to routes where the regional airport does not abuse its monopolistic position by treating the airport as a cash cow to finance inefficiencies elsewhere. For routes where the airport owner is abusing its monopolistic power, REX will no longer be adopting a holistic approach in providing services to the route. For these routes, REX will adopt a wholly commercial approach and part or all of its services will be reallocated if there is another more profitable option," Lodge said. The regional specialist is the main operator at Mildura. According to the ch-aviation capacity module, it currently operates 41 weekly departures, including 18 to Melbourne, 11 to Broken Hill, and six each to Sydney and Adelaide. The route to Melbourne is also served by Qantas and Virgin Australia International. 13.7% increase in landing fees

@mnewbery your GP can only treat your symptoms, you really need to see a specialist

payback for Jones' role in the 2015 QLD state election

Jones slammed with a $3.75M defamation payout, his 13 consecutive loss in the courts but he will appeal... Alan Jones, 2GB and 4GB ordered to pay $3.7m damages to Wagner family

the LNP have changed the rules, now a business can request an exemption from 457 visa restriction if they are unable to fill an advertised position. Keep up with it Mathew

everyday winning, everyday

local papers love a hard luck/ careless bureaucracy story

so does Jared automatically get that delegation as the new head of Airworthiness and Engineering?

so what exactly is Darren's qualification? is it very common are there like 100 or 1000 people in Australia that have qualification

so could the MARAP program could be dead in the water if Darren leaves and the RAA can't find a qualified replacement? Is that how it works?

The Corsair?

who would stump up $25M when developers are circling all around

that was the only reason I started this thread.

from memory, half of that 15,000 fleet was built before 1980

what does listening to members even mean in the context of the RAA? The last big change was about reducing the number of people needed to make decisions.

Don just couldn't handle being criticized as a board member, I guess he gets the last laugh though

dull your drill bits on concrete

buy it frank!

MickMack and McKenzie I think, also picked up regional development off McVeigh

engine killed itself?

The Nationals leader is always deputy PM

So now the AOPA is going to be forced register the trade mark, the only winner out of this is the copyright office