It's the shortest but possibly also the most amusing press statement of all time.

Labor's infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has responded to news that Sydney Airport Corporation chairman Max Moore-Wilton plans to retire.

Anthony Albanese and Max Moore-Wilton (pictured) have had a long-running feud over a second Sydney airport.

Mr Albanese issued a statement to the Canberra press gallery containing just one word: "Good".

The one-word statement confounded Sydney Airport staff, who rang Mr Albanese's office to check if it was genuine.