MINUTES SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AAA DIVISION MEETING AND AGM Stamford Grand Adelaide, Moseley Square, Glenelg 25 & 26 August 2016 ATTENDEES PRESENT: Adam Branford (Mount Gambier Airport), Ian Fritsch (Mount Gambier Airport), George Gomez Moss (Jacobs), Alan Braggs (Jacobs), Cr Julie Low (Mayor, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula), Barrie Rogers (Airport Manager District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula), Ken Stratton (Port Pirie Regional Council), Peter Francis (Aerodrome Design), Bill Chapman (Mildura Airport), Laura McColl (ADB Safegate), Shane Saal (Port Augusta City Council), Heidi Yates (District Council of Ceduna), Howard Aspey (Whyalla City Council), Damon Barrett (OTS), James Michie (District of Coober Pedy), Phil Van Poorten (District of Coober Pedy), Cliff Anderson (Fulton Hogan), David Blackwell (Adelaide Airport), Gerard Killick (Fulton Hogan), Oliver Georgelin (Smiths Detection), Martin Chlupac (Airport Lighting Specialists), Bridget Conroy (Rehbein Consulting), Ben Hargreaves (Rehbein Consulting), David West (Kangaroo Island Council), Andrew Boardman (Kangaroo Island Council), Phil Baker (Philbak Pty Ltd), Cr Scott Dornan (Action line marking), Allan Briggs (Briggs Communications), David Boots (Boral Asphalt), Eric Rossi (Boral Asphalt), Jim Parsons (Fulton Hogan), Nick Lane (AAA National), Leigh Robinson (Airport Equipment), Terry Buss (City of West Torrens), David Bendo (Downer Infrastructure), Erica Pasfield (Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure), Chris Van Laarhoven (BHP Billiton), Glen Crowhurst (BHS Billiton). APOLOGIES: Alex Douglas (District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula), Grant Drummond (Ceduna Airport), MINUTES DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MINUTES & BUSINESS ARISING The minutes were accepted by the membership without any changes. WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS No new members were presented at this meeting. MEMBER UPDATES AND NEWS Port Lincoln Airport Pax numbers 185,000 (-2.5%) Re-seal of main runway planned for 2017 Extending the GA Apron next year to expand GA aircraft parking capability General maintenance in and around the airport, including road reseal works Preparing for the October Air Show, with a crowd of 4,000 to 5,000 expected Mildura Airport Pax numbers steady at 215,000 VA (B737) flights have grown capacity and loads are looking good Runway extension and overlay has completed the EOI, with construction expected in 2017 Exercise Hamell impacted Mildura with a large amount of military aircraft passing through Believe that military activity will become more frequent in SA in the future Roxby Downs Traffic down 16% Runway lighting upgrade commenced Security upgrades almost done Re-sheet of the cross dirt runway Great exercise feedback on Exercise Hamell, with exercise organisers suggesting that this might become a bi-annual event. Port Pirie Airport Pax numbers have remained static MINUTES Port Augusta Airport Traffic down this year (-17%), with RPT now in serious decline (Sharp Airlines) Mining enquiry from Alliance to bring an F100 twice a week for Oz Minerals as Oz move to a 7-on 7-off roster later this year Cobham are looking at tendering for a combined mining and RPT service. Cobham suggesting deploying some capacity in WA to SA Exercise Hamel went very well, with night exercises adding interest Installing CCTV cameras and upgrading fuel bowsers – one bowser specifically for helicopter operations, with defence activity creating demand for the fuel service Kingscote / Kangaroo Island The 2015/16 year has seen a total of 36,366 RPT numbers (+2.25% growth from 2015) Seven successive years, (08/09 through to 14/15) had seen either gradual or at times significant decline in revenue passenger numbers. Pleasing to see that this annual reduction may now have bottomed and numbers may become the minimum regularly expected passengers on this RPT route Significant work lies ahead for Kangaroo Island Council this financial year to facilitate a smooth transition within scope of major upgrade to Airport infrastructure. This will bring an exciting future for Kangaroo Island, with anticipated growth in investment in the community, broader travel options and expectation of increased international visitation. Ceduna Airport Report Helicopter activity expected to commence in November 2016 BP have been very keen to make it clear that they are only doing exploratory works, not production Heidi is keen to hear from airports on how they manage aircraft parking terms and conditions Adelaide Airport Traffic overall up slightly, with domestic up 1.7% and International down 5% International passengers are expected to rebound now that daily Qatar services to Doha have started (May 16) and the commencement of China Southern services in December Mount Gambier Pax numbers now 79,000 Building a high capacity apron New taxiway being constructed MINUTES Downer Currently working on Sydney and Newcastle Airports Aerodrome Design Continuing with technical and safety inspections for a wide range of airports Jacobs Have completed the parallel runway design at Brisbane Airport Developing Taxiway ‘Z’ at Melbourne 90% through BNE apron design Busselton Airport runway extension works Fulton Hogan Particularly busy 18 months but work has come off lately Defence work at RAAF Tindal AGL upgrade at RAAF Curtin Apron and taxiway work at RAAF Williamtown Launceston taxiway overlay works Hobart runway extension works & landside civil works package DIPTI Working on the Federal Government investment of $1.7m on aviation infrastructure in SA this year Regional Airport Master Planning project has now concluded Rehbein Consulting Broad based airport planning consultants with a wide range of industry experience; from capital city airports through to unlicensed aerodromes Working in each state except SA at this stage and interested in the SA market Planning and approvals work for 3rd runway at Melbourne Planning and approvals for runway works at Perth Brigs Communications Work with Melbourne, Perth and several major regional airports on crisis management, especially in relation to the use of social media and how this communications platform can disrupt or assist airports during a crisis. Boral Nationally are working on developing their profile and this meeting is part of that work MINUTES Smiths Detection Looking at the changes that the OTS is making to screening equipment requirements Smiths are trialling remote screening at Sydney and Darwin airports right now. Any airport interested in these trials, please contact Oliver. Airport Equipment Success lately with high pressure air services Leigh Robinson has returned to the industry and is happy to be back! They have installed a new SCADA system at Sydney Airport and it monitors all of the apron related equipment; including the GPU, Air Supply and NIGS Airport Lighting Specialists Have 35 airports now fitted out with LED lighting and certifying new equipment Now supply solar LED lighting systems that are connected to a PAALC and capable of being connected to reticulated electricity supply if it becomes available at the site in the future Continue to make the Research Engineer’s PAPI Units About to test LED lighting for helipads (current LED do not work well with night vision goggles) Now manufacturing PAALC units due to the lack of Icom air band radio (A110 no longer available) breaking some setups STATE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT (BILL CHAPMAN) In some ways this year could be seen as a quieter year, however the OTS has been busy with a training package for regional airports. The training package promises to be very good for those airports in rural or remote parts of Australia. Additionally the OTS has also commenced a conversation on ‘Proportionate Security’. This proposal may change the way security is looked at for airports in the Category 4-6 range and may provide scope for airports within these categories to have more flexibility than has been the case to date. Talks with the OTS have just commenced this year (at RICM), therefor they are not expected to progress quickly. MINUTES NATIONAL AAA REPORT (NICK LANE – AAA CEO) Nick provided a detailed update on the various activities and advocacy work that the AAA has been carrying out for members. AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA UPDATE Kent Quigley Discussed the ‘Accelerate’ Program within Airservices and explained the new operating model that has two core service streams; ARFF Services and Air Navigation Services. Explained the Graduated Services Model to deal with increased activity and airspace complexity. Went through the details of the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS). This is a ground based system that supports the provision of GPS based Precision Approach and Landing services at airports. OFFICE OF TRANSPORT SECURITY UPDATE Damon Barrett Please contact the AAASA Chair for a briefing on this meeting. AERO DESIGN Peter Francis Once again, Peter provided an excellent and informative presentation on this subject. Please contact Peter directly for further information. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Chair moved a motion that the Chair and the Director roles be combined. Unanimously agreed by the membership present. Chair and Deputy Chair will be official from the end of the day’s meeting and remain in place for the following 2 years. The Director position will not be confirmed until the next AAA National AGM in November. The current Chair (Bill Chapman) explained that he has decided to resign from the SA Chair position and was thankful to the membership for their