Jetstar is planning to launch new routes and add extra flights to Sydney from Avalon Airport as part of a new deal with the Victorian Government. Premier Daniel Andrews says the state government has signed a 10-year agreement with the Qantas-owned low-cost carrier to secure the future of Avalon Airport. The Victorian government will contribute $12
Townsville Airport has secured its first international route two months after the federal government agreed to support passenger processing at the North Queensland gateway. Qantas’s low-cost subsidiary Jetstar will fly three times a week between Townsville and Bali (Denpasar) with Airbus A320s from September, the airport said on Friday. Townsville Airport said chief operating officer
Airservices has 17 newly qualified aviation rescue fire fighters following the end of an 11-week training course. The 17 men and women have graduated from the Airservice Learning Academy course at Melbourne Airport, having undertaken theoretical and practical training that included simulated aircraft and structural fires. Members of graduating class have been stationed at various
Gold Coast Airport and Airservices Australia have released plans to install an instrument landing system (ILS) to help reduce the number of missed approaches, diversions and delays due to weather. The ILS, which assists pilots on equipped aircraft with a precise radio navigation aid, is proposed for flights landing from the north on Runway 14,
Long-time Sydney Airport director Trevor Gerber has been named as the company’s next chairman. Gerber, who has been on the board since 2002, will formally take his seat as chairman following Sydney Airport’s annual general meeting on May 14 2015, subject to his re-election as a director. He replaces Max Moore-Wilton, who is stepping down
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation into a collision at Moorabbin Airport on April 11. Piper PA-28 VH-TXH was returning back to Morrabbin Airport after experiencing a “rough running engine” when it overshot the runway and collided with a taxiing Cessna 172. VH-EUU, the ATSB notification said. The incident caused “substantial damage
