Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I am very conscious of the need to look at this bill in an integrated fashion from the point of view of the importance and future of this industry. These are key issues. That is why, appropriately, in the fight against terrorism, the big aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing have regard, in the new aircraft they are inventing, for the additional costs of security that the industry is confronting. That is why, for example, they are now saying that, to assist industry to cover the cost of these security burdens, modern aircraft fuel efficiency of 3.5 litres per 1,000 passenger kilometres, or 67 passenger miles per US gallon, has to be achieved. Interestingly, in terms of the security operation of Sydney airport, we will see within the next six to eight weeks the arrival of the first A380s and the Boeing 787, which have an efficiency target of less than three litres per 1,000 passenger kilometres. They also know that, with bigger planes, there are more security costs because of the security regime covered by the bill before the House today.

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