Two Regional Express (Rex) pilots flying from Sydney to Newcastle began preparations to land on a coal facility after struggling to locate Williamtown Airport in dark conditions. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report on the November 8 2012 incident found the captain thought the buildings and lights of the Kooragang Island coal facility was
Auckland, Brisbane and Gold Coast airports among winners at World Airport Awards
Two Queensland airports have been recognised at the recent Skytrax World Airport awards, while Auckland Airport retained its title as the best airport in the Australia/Pacific region. Brisbane Airport was judged to have the best airport staff in the Australia/Pacific region, while Gold Coast Airport just down the highway was named best regional airport, again
Air New Zealand has agreed to sell engineering and maintenance firm TAE to the company’s Australian management team. The full takeover was expected to be completed by the end of March and means TAE will be a 100 per cent Australian-owned company. TAE general manager Andrew Sanderson said the management team will not change and
RAAF Base East Sale hosts all-female Flight Camp as part of International Women’s Day celebrations
Royal Australian Air Force personnel at RAAF Base East Sale have hosted a group of young women for the Air Force Flight and Engineering Camp as part of International Women’s Day celebrations. The women, aged between 16 and 18 from around Australia, toured RAAF aircraft such as the C-17A Globemaster and E-7A Wedgetail, took part
Federal government approves Sydney Airport’s proposed domestic precinct development
Sydney Airport’s proposed road changes and new hotel development at its domestic precinct can proceed after receiving federal government approval. The Major Development Plan submitted to the federal government indicated Sydney Airport planned to build a multi-level ground transport interchange for Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 – which handle domestic flights – creating more space for
Qantas retains title as Australia’s largest international carrier, although gap narrowing
Qantas maintained its position as Australia’s largest international carrier in 2014, although the gap to foreign airlines such as Emirates and Qantas’s low-cost subsidiary Jetstar is narrowing. Figures from the Bureau of Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Economics (BITRE) show Qantas carried 15.4 per cent of the 33.1 million passengers that travelled into and out of Australia
