Queenstown Airport has announced plans to provide home owners near the growing airport with financial assistance to help them insulate their homes from aircraft noise. The plan will see 150 home owners receive the assistance in the wake of the ratification of a new noise management plan by the airport. The plan details how the
Qantas has been granted the Sydney to Moree licence by Transport NSW for a four year period from March 22. The airline has been the wester NSW centre on an interim basis since the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in December, and will use 36-seat Dash 8 Q200 and 50-seat Q300 equipment on the 12 return
Sydney Airport has confirmed its outdoor observation deck at the northern end of the T1 international terminal will close. The deck, a popular area for spotters and travellers to watch and photograph aircraft taking off and landing with the city’s skyline in the background, has been earmarked by the airport for “a range of potential
The federal government has approved Sydney Airport’s 20-year ‘Master Plan 2033’ which outlines the airport’s plans for its operations and development for the period to 2033 and beyond, but at the same time has indicated new delays in naming a site for a second Sydney Airport. “While the plan sets out plans to use the
Melbourne Airport has successfully implemented the new SITA AirportConnect Open passenger services platform following the successful introduction of SITA passenger common-use self-service (CUSS) kiosks and automated bag drops. The new platform will power all 275 check-in counter and boarding gate work stations at the airport’s international terminal. “Over the next two years Melbourne Airport is
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) says regional airports are coming under increasing pressure to cut their charges from airlines. In a February 13 statement, the AAA said about a third of Australia’s regional airports are already making a loss, while the rest are struggling to raise sufficient funds in order to develop and maintain their
