Brisbane Airport says the works turning the millions of cubic metres of sand where its new parallel runway is to be located into pavement will shortly begin after the awarding of the $500 million airfield works contract. The runway, which will be 3,300m long and 60m wide, is located about two kilometres to the west
Travellers from Dubai, Doha and Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport to the United States will again be able to take all their electronic devices in carryon luggage after the United States Department of Homeland Security lifted restrictions that had been in place since March. The end of the electronics ban for Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Turkish
Fly Corporate is expanding its regular public transport (RPT) network to Sydney with flights between the NSW capital and Narrabri due to kick off in September. The regional carrier plans to serve the route daily, with a morning departure from Narribri and a late morning takeoff from Sydney. The airline has been flying to Narrabri
Pilots will be able to view live conditions at six more locations around the country after Airservices expanded its weather camera portal that was initially launched in May 2017. Airservices says the six new sites that have come online are Albany, Coffs Harbour, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Mount Gambier and Wagga Wagga. They join the six initial
China Southern plans to operate year-round nonstop flights between Cairns and its Guangzhou hub from December 2017. Cairns Airport, which announced the new service, said the Skyteam alliance member would fly the route three flights a week. However, there was no starting date for the flight. China Southern had previously served Cairns on a seasonal
Etihad Airways has confirmed travellers on its US bound flights from Abu Dhabi will again be able to carry all their electronic devices in carryon luggage. The lifting of the electronics ban that has been in place since March 2017 was confirmed on Etihad’s website. Passengers travelling on the Abu Dhabi-based carrier were forced to checkin
