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Who decides which Brisbane suburbs get the plane noise? Airservices Australia︱BFPCA

https://bfpca.org.au Airservices is the agency that decides which Brisbane suburbs get the plane noise. Why does the agency meant to protect our airspace seem more focused on protecting aviation industry profits? And how did a government-owned corporation become so unaccountable to the public it’s meant to serve? Airservices Australia is a government-owned corporation. They design our flight paths, operate our airspace, and manage air traffic control. In Senate Estimates, their executives even said: “This is our bread and butter.” There are lower impact alternatives available to Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), Airservices Australia (AsA), and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that have not been employed in the design of Brisbane Airport’s network of flight paths. Brisbane Airport flight paths must be designed and used in accordance with best practice. But if flight path design is their specialty, why did an external consultancy, Trax International, find 49 major problems with Brisbane’s airspace design… in just three months? And why did UK experts say this design would have been stopped in court over there? Airservices Australia spent 13 years working on Brisbane’s flight path system, which launched in 2020. But just before the launch, they quietly removed SODPROPS — the key procedure that would have prioritised flights over Moreton Bay. They didn’t tell the public. They didn’t get ministerial approval. They just conveniently self-assessed it as a “minor change.” Now, most planes fly over people, not over water. Even CASA—the regulator—confessed in Senate Estimates that they didn’t check the noise impacts, because they “weren’t required to.” This is not how public institutions are meant to work. BFPCA uncovered a leaked Airservices Australia document that wasn’t meant for public eyes. It revealed their real priority: “Enable long-term growth at Brisbane Airport… avoid curfews… manage community expectations.” Let that sink in The regulator of Australia’s skies is strategising with airlines to silence community concerns—because our noise complaints might get in the way of profit. That’s not public service. That’s state capture. Under the Air Services Act 1995, Airservices is legally required to protect the environment—including people—from the effects of aircraft. But instead of protecting us, they’ve failed to meet even the ministerial conditions imposed on them by the Environment Minister in 2007. One of those conditions required independent verification of the noise modelling used to justify the new flight paths. So who did Airservices Australia hand that responsibility to? Brisbane Airport Corporation—the very proponent of the project. That’s not independent. That’s a conflict of interest. It’s like letting the fox guard the henhouse. And it gets worse. Instead of fixing the damage they’ve caused, Airservices Australia is now proposing “noise sharing.” That means spreading the noise—not reducing it—by adding even more flight paths over more suburbs. No night curfew. No cap on flights. Just more planes—up to 110 an hour. And how do they respond to the growing public distress? By bringing in Lifeline counsellors to their community drop-in sessions… and directing residents to a dedicated mental health and suicide prevention hotline. Yes. Things are so bad, they’re sending in mental health professionals. Instead of protecting the public, Airservices is managing a crisis of their own making—one that’s harming lives, families, and communities across Greater Brisbane. Air-SERVICES are called that for a reason: They serve the aviation industry. Not us. They’re supposed to serve the public—not just the aviation industry. We deserve an agency that puts people before planes. We deserve transparency, accountability, and real solutions. Visit bfpca.org.au to learn more and take action. It’s time to hold Airservices Australia to account. ABOUT BFPCA Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance (BFPCA) brings together Brisbane communities adversely affected by Brisbane Airport noise pollution – including aeroplane noise pollution and human health impacts. Our aim is to ensure authorities such as Airservices Australia, Brisbane Airport Corporation BAC and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) take steps to mitigate Brisbane plane noise and provide appropriate Brisbane flight paths. The new parallel runway in July 2020 led to a severe increase in plane noise pollution and health impacts on thousands of people in Brisbane. W FACEBOOK   / bfpca.org.au   WEBSITE https://bfpca.org.au YOUTUBE    / @bfpca   EMAIL contact@bfpca.org.au #brisbaneplanenoise