Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, has approved Darwin Airport’s 2010 masterplan. The plan features a major redevelopment of the passenger terminal by 2013 and the progressive upgrade of taxiways and GA facilities. It also proposes the construction of a new access road linking McMillans Road and Osgood Drive. “As well as playing a
Airservices Australia commissioned Wagga Wagga Airport’s new instrument landing system (ILS) on the morning of December 16. The new ILS gives much improved poor weather access to the airport including for regional airline services operated by Regional Express (Rex) and QantasLink. It will also be used by Regional Express’s Wagga Wagga Airport based Australian Airline
The federal government has requested the Productivity Commission inquire into pricing, investment and services at Australia’s major airports and the regulatory regime under which they operate. “The government has asked the Productivity Commission to assess the effectiveness of current economic regulation of airports in supporting ongoing investment in aviation infrastructure while deterring potential abuses of
Federal parliament has passed legislation to strengthen airport planning processes and improve community consultation as part of the government’s Aviation White Paper process. “The reforms contained in the Airports Amendment Bill 2010 recognise that airports exist primarily for aviation purposes, there to serve the national economy and the flying public,” Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Perth Airport has announced revised plans to spend $500 million over the next three years on terminal developments as it strives to meet traffic growth fuelled by Western Australia’s mining boom. Key aspects of the plan are an expansion of the existing international terminal with the incorporation of a new shared domestic pier to be
The Department of Infrastructure and Transport’s Office of Transport Security has begun trialling new airport scanner and x-ray technologies to better detect explosives in liquids, aerosols and gels. The new equipment comprises two new multi-view explosive detection x-ray machines and a number of bottle liquid scanners, and have the potential to negate the need for
