Western Sydney Airport completes milestone security train – Australian Aviation

Western Sydney Worldwide Airport (WSI) has wrapped up emergency workout routines that noticed its first jet plane touchdown this week.

The multi-agency train noticed WSI workers take part alongside round 300 volunteers and emergency companies personnel, in addition to federal companies, and included a full-scale response to a simulated plane incident. 50 emergency companies automobiles had been additionally on scene.

“The roles and protocols of frontline companies, together with fast response, incident notification, ahead command administration, ambulance triage, catastrophe sufferer identification and registration, passenger welfare, disaster administration and restoration preparations had been all examined as a part of this system,” the airport mentioned in a press launch.

Happening throughout two days, the workout routines started with the arrival of NSW Rural Fireplace Service (RFS) 737 Giant Air Tanker N138CG Marie Bashir at round 8:30am on Tuesday, the primary jet plane to land on the new airport.

Chief government of WSI, Simon Hickey, hailed the 737’s arrival as “the primary of many jets that might be coming in for touchdown at Sydney’s new 24-hour airport” forward of its opening late subsequent yr.

“This week’s train comes as we ramp up our broader reside trials at WSI, which supplies us the possibility to flex our operational muscle mass and importantly, prepare workers for the ever-dynamic setting of a 24-hour airport,” he mentioned.

“On the similar time, emergency simulations alongside different reside checks and trials guarantee we’re assembly important CASA certification necessities, all of which is able to proceed over the months forward.

“I thank the state and federal companies for his or her shut collaboration and the lots of of neighborhood companions and native volunteers who’ve supported this week’s profitable two-day program.”

Chatting with media forward of the occasion, NSW Emergency Companies Minister Jihad Dib mentioned the train was about “extra than simply symbolism”.

“We wish to plan for a worst-case state of affairs, and hopefully it by no means eventuates. We wish to ensure that all of our programs are working, that each one of our programs are built-in, and all of our emergency companies are working collectively,” he mentioned.

“I thank all of our emergency companies for coming collectively and for spending a while collectively, ensuring that they verify the programs, do all of the observe, however extra importantly, for ensuring that we’ve obtained an extremely protected setting.”

WSI noticed its first “official” plane touchdown late final yr, with a light-weight plane in October 2024 conducting check flights for the airfield’s floor lighting system.

The Piper PA-30 Twin Engine Comanche plane, VH-8MN, was tasked with taking off and touchdown at each ends of the runway in daylight, nightfall and nighttime circumstances to make sure the airport’s 3,000 aeronautical floor lights had been match for goal forward of the 2026 opening.

WSI additionally noticed flight path testing by a twin-engine Cessna Conquest this month, forward of the train.