Jandakot getting an $60mill upgrade to handle FIFO boom

[written_ficton]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/min ... 5842921796

Interesting...

"The airport handles much of the ``fly-in fly-out'' transport of the mining sector in the boom state."

Perth I would have expect handles 99% of the FIFO traffic, Jandakot verry little...

[Nafenn]

Interesting...

"The airport handles much of the ``fly-in fly-out'' transport of the mining sector in the boom state."

Perth I would have expect handles 99% of the FIFO traffic, Jandakot verry little...

yeah, its news to all of us - Cobham and Maroomba seem to handle most of it, and they are at Perth

Although, the upgrade has been a long time coming, and it will be good to have 2 parallel runways - so they will actually put it into wind and not have to worry about the dammer circuit traffic going from 2 runways to 1 on the cross runway

[written_ficton]

Skippers and Cobham handle most of the flights, followed by Skywest, Maroomba and Network with Casair and the pencil pushers.

[Nafenn]

yeah... them

and considering the largest aircraft you can probably get in AND OUT of jandakot is a Learjet... not exactly viable FIFO wise

[gkoutlis]

yeah... them

and considering the largest aircraft you can probably get in AND OUT of jandakot is a Learjet... not exactly viable FIFO wise

Doesn't the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan get used to ferry workers sometimes from YPJT and YPPH?

I noted a while ago when I was training at Kalgoorlie Airport in a Mooney, that the 208B makes regular visits from Perth dropping of Jockeys for the Kalgoorlie Horse Race Meets.

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[written_ficton]

more than likely its just charters. Jockeys are not exactly FIFO workers are they

[Nafenn]

Doesn't the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan get used to ferry workers sometimes from YPJT and YPPH?

I noted a while ago when I was training at Kalgoorlie Airport in a Mooney, that the 208B makes regular visits from Perth dropping of Jockeys for the Kalgoorlie Horse Race Meets.

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a mooney... in Kalgoolrie??? Those things struggle enough in the heat in perth, how the hell did they survive in Kal?

[gkoutlis]

Doesn't the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan get used to ferry workers sometimes from YPJT and YPPH?

I noted a while ago when I was training at Kalgoorlie Airport in a Mooney, that the 208B makes regular visits from Perth dropping of Jockeys for the Kalgoorlie Horse Race Meets.

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a mooney... in Kalgoolrie??? Those things struggle enough in the heat in perth, how the hell did they survive in Kal?

Lol - it handled well for me - very bumpy over the Super Pit though...

Mind you, for the month I was there fore work, we only had a severe Thunderstorm come past, but it wasn't as hot as it usually is...

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