Cui Bono?
Cui prodest?
Ad cuius bonum?
Cui bono?, in English "to whom is it a benefit?", is a Latin phrase about identifying crime suspects. It expresses the view that crimes are often committed to benefit their perpetrators, especially financially. Which party benefits may not be obvious, and there may be a scapegoat (Wiki).
Fair questions – someone must – but whoever it is, it ain't the aviation industry.
SR - “Sadly we have had decades of very poor public airport policy and no policies for private enterprise to be sustained on these airports, let alone flourish, with hopelessly compromised leasing arrangements and no provision for freehold. The lack of oversight by successive governments has been irresponsible to say the least, and downright stupid to boot. The combination of the strangulation of General Aviation by the CASASTROPHE and the alienation of irreplaceable public airport lands and the absence of secure tenure for airport tenants is policy failure with very bad long term consequences.”
Not quite within a stones throw, but certainly within a short drive in Sydney, you can reach anyone of the many huge shopping centres – dreadful, soul destroying places IM insignificant O. But, to get to one of the two aerodromes which support the city, it is a bloody nightmare. As it stands for non scheduled air services, there is a choice; but not for long. To use Mascot is an expensive business; when the cost of holding and the fees associated are added, it makes charter and corporate flying into a luxury rather than an effective business tool. The loss of a useful secondary airport drives another nail into the coffin of what, in other lands, is an essential revenue generating tool – which employs thousands. I cannot see any benefit to the nation or the aviation industry in the sacrifice of an airport for yet another 'complex'.
DIG - “Note the vehicles on Landsdown road. The Airport proudly says this abomination will create 2000 jobs. That's another 2000 vehicles + into what's already a parking lot. that's a third of the airport land and they had to destroy a runway to do it. Stage two is the destruction of the northern precinct, another third gone. Is the real Master plan to completely close the airport? What happened to the notion of reserving the airports for aviation use?
Valid argument – to deaf ears. It's not just Bankstown though; eviction notices served at Moorabin, Camden under threat, – Evans head: the list goes on. But, for a taste of the real villainy, read Senator Larissa Waters questions on notice. Those just scratch the murky surface of this ugly picture.
When the grab for cash from flogging off our airports was on; there were supposed to be safeguards in place, cast in stone, to preserve our airfields. For once they have been rendered useless for purpose, we will never get them back. Well not unless we buy a golf course and do a Wellcamp development on it – now that would be fun to watch. Can you imagine the public outrage then; Lord, how the rabble would come screaming out of the woodwork then. Bring your torch and pitchforks.
Aye well, someone, somewhere is laughing all the way to the bank; all we know is it's not an aircraft operator, that is for certain sure. What say you minister – shopping centres for all; or will you protect, foster and promote a dying, essential industry?
Toot - toot.
Cui prodest?
Ad cuius bonum?
Cui bono?, in English "to whom is it a benefit?", is a Latin phrase about identifying crime suspects. It expresses the view that crimes are often committed to benefit their perpetrators, especially financially. Which party benefits may not be obvious, and there may be a scapegoat (Wiki).
Fair questions – someone must – but whoever it is, it ain't the aviation industry.
SR - “Sadly we have had decades of very poor public airport policy and no policies for private enterprise to be sustained on these airports, let alone flourish, with hopelessly compromised leasing arrangements and no provision for freehold. The lack of oversight by successive governments has been irresponsible to say the least, and downright stupid to boot. The combination of the strangulation of General Aviation by the CASASTROPHE and the alienation of irreplaceable public airport lands and the absence of secure tenure for airport tenants is policy failure with very bad long term consequences.”
Not quite within a stones throw, but certainly within a short drive in Sydney, you can reach anyone of the many huge shopping centres – dreadful, soul destroying places IM insignificant O. But, to get to one of the two aerodromes which support the city, it is a bloody nightmare. As it stands for non scheduled air services, there is a choice; but not for long. To use Mascot is an expensive business; when the cost of holding and the fees associated are added, it makes charter and corporate flying into a luxury rather than an effective business tool. The loss of a useful secondary airport drives another nail into the coffin of what, in other lands, is an essential revenue generating tool – which employs thousands. I cannot see any benefit to the nation or the aviation industry in the sacrifice of an airport for yet another 'complex'.
DIG - “Note the vehicles on Landsdown road. The Airport proudly says this abomination will create 2000 jobs. That's another 2000 vehicles + into what's already a parking lot. that's a third of the airport land and they had to destroy a runway to do it. Stage two is the destruction of the northern precinct, another third gone. Is the real Master plan to completely close the airport? What happened to the notion of reserving the airports for aviation use?
Valid argument – to deaf ears. It's not just Bankstown though; eviction notices served at Moorabin, Camden under threat, – Evans head: the list goes on. But, for a taste of the real villainy, read Senator Larissa Waters questions on notice. Those just scratch the murky surface of this ugly picture.
When the grab for cash from flogging off our airports was on; there were supposed to be safeguards in place, cast in stone, to preserve our airfields. For once they have been rendered useless for purpose, we will never get them back. Well not unless we buy a golf course and do a Wellcamp development on it – now that would be fun to watch. Can you imagine the public outrage then; Lord, how the rabble would come screaming out of the woodwork then. Bring your torch and pitchforks.
Aye well, someone, somewhere is laughing all the way to the bank; all we know is it's not an aircraft operator, that is for certain sure. What say you minister – shopping centres for all; or will you protect, foster and promote a dying, essential industry?
Toot - toot.