Privately held Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is changing its name to be more closely aligned with the local region. The airport, which opened three years ago this November, said on Thursday it will now be known as Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. The name change comes as the Darling Downs and Toowoomba prepare to launch a new
International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief executive and director general Alexandre de Juniac says the privatisation of airports around the world by governments often seeking a short-term boost to the budget has proven to be a failure. Speaking to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) assembly of presidents in Taipei, de Juniac said airports
Canberra says the company charged with building and operating the proposed airport in Sydney’s west will be “at arm’s length of government”. Minister for Finance Senator Mathias Cormann said the federal government has issued its statement of expectations for WSA Co, which states the government-owned company will be run with “private sector principles and at
Regular public transport (RPT) flights are back at Illawarra Regional Airport (IRA) for the first time in almost a decade. On Monday, Jetgo commenced nonstop flights from Illawarra Regional Airport, also known as Albion Park, to Melbourne and Brisbane. It is the first time RPT flights have operated from the airport since the late 2000s
Recently introduced new security measures for flights bound for specific countries have added a significant cost and training burden on airlines that will ultimately be borne by the travelling public, the head of the peak Asia Pacific airline industry group says. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman says security checks such
Airport staff who work airside at Australia’s major airports will be the focus of additional security measures being introduced to protect the travelling public, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester says. The new rules include random explosive trace screening for the 140,000 Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) holders – staff such as baggage
