The federal government has approved Essendon Football Club’s plan to build its $26 million new home at Melbourne Airport. The plan will have no significant impact on aviation at the airport and is not expected to impact traffic in the area, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese said in a statement announcing approval of
Passenger numbers for Melbourne Airport fell slightly during October despite an increase in international travel, the airport said. Domestic travel was down by six per cent from October last year to 1.85 million passengers, reflecting the Qantas disruption in the latter part of the month and continued restrictions on Tiger Airways, according to the airport.
Adelaide Airport has been named Australia’s capital city airport of the year. The award, presented Tuesday during the Australian Airport Association’s annual convention, recognised the airport for a major overhaul of its runways that including laying down over 415,000 square meters of asphalt and replacing more than 600 taxiway lights with new LED technology. Newcastle
A $1.6 million instrument landing system was officially commission last week at Wagga Wagga Airport. The ILS went into service in December 2010 following a seven month construction and testing phase. The system was funded largely by the federal government, with contributions from Airservices Australia, Wagga Wagga City Council and Regional Express.
The Brisbane Airport Corporation has reported steady growth for the 2010-11 financial year even as flooding and the high Australian dollar hurt the travel industry. Domestic passengers increased by six per cent to 15.8 million while international passengers rose by 3.6 per cent to 4.2 million. The company said the passenger numbers were a record
The federal government has approved $837,000 in funding for 20 Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) machine at four Australian airports. The machines will be installed at Brisbane (eight), Perth, Townsville and Gold Coast airports (four each), to enhance security’s ability to detect traces of explosives on people and objects. The new machines are part of the
