CASA will be conducting special safety checks of flight paths at Kingsford Smith, Bankstown and Camden Airports as well as RAAF Richmond over the weekend of October 30-31. The check flights will be operated by Radiola Aerospace Pty Ltd and use a Cessna Conquest to ensure navigation aids are operational and not suffering interference, as
Melbourne Airport has announced that three Chinese airlines will operate daily services to Melbourne from later this year. “In November, China Eastern will be increasing to daily Shanghai services from four flights per week and in December Air China will be increasing its services from Beijing and Shanghai,” said Melbourne CEO, Chris Woodruff. “This follows
Airservices Australia will be putting 18 trainee fire fighters through their paces over the next few weeks at Sydney Airport. The trainees will be involved in a range of aviation fire fighting skills and rescue procedures between October 25 and November 5. Airservices has warned the public not to be concerned about smoke, fire or
Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd (SACL) CEO Russell Balding has decided to step down from the role in early 2011 at the end of his current contract. “Sydney Airport is a major asset for Sydney and the five years I’ve spent as CEO have been wonderful,” said Balding, who was appointed to the role in 2006.
Sydney Airport has announced that it will close the southern end of its main (16R/34L) runway overnight until the end of the year to conduct essential safety work. The works will be carried out during the curfew period between 11pm and 5am to minimise interruption, and will involve re-sheeting, line-marking and ground lighting works. Aircraft
Melbourne Airport has recorded an 11.8 per cent increase in passengers during September, driven by significant growth in international traffic. International traffic at the airport totalled 519,042 passengers for the month, representing a 15.7 per cent increase compared to September 2009. The airport said that Asian passport holders helped to drive the growth, particularly Malaysian
