There has been a significant increase in the number of birdstrike incidents over the past two years involving high capacity aircraft operations, new figure show. The findings were part of an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into birdstrike events recorded over the past 10 years. The report said there were 16,069 birdstrikes reported to
New international flights have helped Brisbane Airport post an improvement in passenger numbers during calendar 2016. Brisbane Airport handled 22.69 million travellers in the 12 months to December 31 2016, up 2.4 per cent from the prior corresponding period. International passengers were up 4.9 per cent to 5.43 million, while the number of domestic travellers
Air New Zealand plans to boost its presence in Australia with a premium passenger lounge at Perth’s international terminal. The facility was expected to open “towards the end of the year”, Air New Zealand said on Wednesday. It will be the airline’s fourth international passenger lounge in Australia alongside Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. It is the latest
Sydney Airport topped 41 million passengers in calendar 2016, led by growth in international travellers. The airport handled 41.87 million passengers in the 12 months to December 31 2016, up 5.6 per cent from 39.656 million in the prior year. The number of international passengers rose 8.9 per cent to 14.94 million, Sydney Airport said
Adelaide Airport says it exceeded eight million passengers for the first time in 2016 and is hopeful of further growth in the current year amid new international and domestic flights. The airport said on Tuesday it handled 8.007 million passengers in the 12 months to December 31 2016, an increase of 2.5 per cent from
The NSW Government has opened up two intrastate air routes to competition and has called on Canberra to boost the number of takeoff and landing slots at Sydney Airport dedicated to regional services. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said on Monday the Sydney-Moruya and Sydney-Merimbula routes would be deregulated. Currently, Regional Express (Rex)
