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The 32-hectare development will be located between the Tullamarine Freeway and Airport Drive, and is set to be built in three stages over approximately nine years, with construction expected to begin next year and the first tenants tipped for 2026.
The screening staff, employed through Trident Services, were demanding wage parity with staff at Brisbane, Gold Coast and Townsville Airports, saying the difference “has no justification”. The action was called off on Wednesday afternoon, with members set to vote on the offer in the near future.
An investment of $63.5 million will be made in the detailed design work, which will include additional platforms, track and bridge works, and signalling improvements. Six trains per hour are expected to Melbourne Airport once the rail link is complete.
The $130 million upgrades, which will be carried out in three stages, will strengthen 829 metres of runway to accommodate larger jet aircraft. Stage one will see the northern end of the runway upgraded, with stage two upgrading the middle and stage three the southern end.
The minister has directed Airservices to develop procedures to increase Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS) when weather and other conditions permit, thus allowing more aircraft to be routed over Moreton Bay and away from populated areas.
Dramatic footage captured by planespotters showed what looked like large chunks of tarmac being thrown up behind VH-EBD as it took off from runway 03 to operate flight QF71 to Singapore at around noon on Sunday. The runway surface is reported to have been freshly laid.
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