While the world’s media is focused on the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre where leaders of the G20 nations are gathering later this week, as far as aviation enthusiasts are concerned all the action will be at BNE’s main 01/19 runway. Plane spotters have been counting down the days to G20 summit and the prospect
While construction is yet to begin on the proposed western Sydney airport located at Badgerys Creek, debate has already started on what to call the new facility. Prime Minister Tony Abbott kicked things off at the inaugural Bradfield Oration on November 5, when he advocated the airport should be named after the NSW engineer John Bradfield,
Queenstown has been named New Zealand’s major airport of the year in recognition of its efforts to secure evening flights into the popular tourist hotspot. The award was presented to Queenstown Airport chief executive Scott Paterson at the 2014 New Zealand Airports Association annual conference. NZ Airports noted Queenstown Airport’s coordinated, structured industry approach to
Melbourne Tullamarine has joined Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow and Hamad International in Doha as the fourth airport to conduct a pilot program designed to develop new solutions to security screening. The Smart Security initiative is a joint project between the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International (ACI). It hopes to create a more
Brisbane Airport has completed the installation of 300,000 drainage wicks on the site of the new parallel runway. The wicks, which were drilled 25 metres into the ground and spaced a metre apart, will help extract excess liquid out of the soil and allow for the consolidation of the ground before further work on the
Moorabbin Airport says it will make its aviation careers day an annual affair following the success of this year’s inaugural event. More than 130 students from six schools across Melbourne came to the airport on October 8 to find out more about how to get into the industry and the types of jobs available from
