Sydney Airport passenger numbers up in August
Sydney Airport has reported a 1.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers for August, led by healthy growth in international travellers. The airport handled 3.256 million passengers in August, up 54,000 from the prior corresponding period, Sydney Airport said on Friday. The number of international travellers rose 3.4 per cent to 1.106 million, while domestic
RAAF completes first strike over Syria
The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) has carried out its first strike against an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) target in eastern Syria. Former minister Kevin Andrews stated that two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hornets identified an armoured personnel carrier that was hidden in an ISIL compound, and reported back to
Qantas returning to Bali
Qantas is returning to Bali with scheduled services for the first time in seven years with seasonal flights from Sydney during the upcoming summer holidays. The airline said on Thursday it will operate a total of 33 flights between Sydney and Bali from December 4 2015 to January 29 2016 with Boeing 737-800s. Qantas is joining
Sydney Airport names Grant Fenn as new board member
Sydney Airport has appointed a former senior Qantas executive to the board. Grant Fenn, currently managing director of engineering services provider Downer Group, has been named as a non-executive director of Sydney Airport. “We are very pleased to welcome Grant as a non-executive director. His wealth of experience in both the aviation and infrastructure sectors
Qantas adds more pilots, cabin crew and flights to Hobart base
Qantas is boosting its Hobart base with more pilots and cabin crew as it plans to add extra services from the Tasmanian capital to the mainland from March 2016. The airline says there will be a extra 11 flights a week to Sydney and Melbourne, adding 10 pilot and 15 cabin crew positions to its Hobart
Air New Zealand ‘sustainability framework’ part of drive to become a “world-class” organisation
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says that putting environmental, social and economic sustainability at the heart of his airline’s operations is part of the company’s drive to become a “world-class” organisation. “The bottom line is, getting out of the world of aviation, the very best companies in the world, that are, frankly, doing really
