Airport employees and airline passengers are being encouraged to report suspicious behaviour as part of a new Australian Federal Police program. The Airport Watch program, which the AFP likens to a neighbourhood watch, was due to be officially launched at Sydney Airport today and will be rolled out across the country during the next five
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has officially opened Airservices Australia’s first combined air traffic control (ATC) tower and fire station at Broome Airport. The ATC tower, which is the first new one in Australia in 15 years, stands at just over 16m tall, and features the latest air navigation technology, while the fire station houses three
Airservices Australia has commissioned a new terminal area radar and instrument landing system (ILS) at Canberra Airport which it says will deliver enhanced guidance and surveillance for aircraft operating there. The new terminal area radar on Mount Majura was commissioned in May, and required a temporary radar to be erected at Sandra’s View to maintain
Sunshine Coast Airport received its first international service on July 1, with an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland touching down at the airport. “We now have a new message to send to the nation and the world: that we are open for international business,” Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said. “Sunshine Coast Airport, its
New regulations came into force on July 1, extending security screening to more regional airports in a move which the federal government says will make regional air travel safer. Under the new ‘Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative’, which was part of the government’s Aviation White Paper, regional airports serviced by aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight
The federal government has announced funding to assist 18 regional airports to upgrade security arrangements as a result of new regulations taking effect on July 1. The latest funding comes on top of $32 million provided for the purchase of security screening equipment, as well as $9 million towards training security staff to use new
