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The Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project has won Best Public Works Project over $5 million in Australasia at the International […]

The upgrades meant the airport could cater to larger, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 planes which weigh up to 220 tonnes fully-loaded. But Mr Ullman said the future of Code E aircraft travel at the facility was now in the hands of Sunshine Coast Airport, which had to upgrade a fuel main to enable refuelling of larger aircraft. "The project itself, the contractor completed the fuel main installation, testing and the pressure testing and commissioning of that fuel main, even though it will now be mothballed," Mr Ullman told councillors on Thursday. "It needs to connect to something t...

Council maintains ratepayers will not wear the costs of the contamination clean-up totalling $40.184 million for consultant reporting, investigations, testing and mitigation works. The legal advice suggested a claim against the Project Construction Insurance for the contamination costs had “reasonable prospects”. The council report said a formal claim would be completed. Gareth Williamson and Ross Ullman inspect a new section of runway at Sunshine Coast Airport. Picture: Patrick Woods A council spokesman said the costs associated with the clean-up were met from within the airpo...

Planes and jets can park on a concrete slab with a “hairline crack” at the new airport runway after independent certification was granted.

Council says it will not incur any costs for issues associated with certification of the concrete apron for the new airport runway.