Airservices Australia and Melbourne Airport have launched the construction of a new air traffic control tower and technical services centre, while the airport has also commissioned Australia’s first Category 3 instrument landing system (ILS). Construction of the $17 million, 78m high new control tower is expected to begin immediately, and it will be built adjacent
Operations from Sydney Airport’s east-west runway will be fully restored from April 1 after the completion of work on its Runway End Safety Area (RESA). The RESA is a 90x90m cleared paved area at the western end of the runway and is designed to support the weight of a fully laden Airbus A380 as well
The federal government has moved to ban older “marginally noise-compliant” aircraft, such as Boeing 727 Freighters, from major airports from July 1. In accordance with the Aviation White Paper, the ban will be phased in over two stages. From July 1, hushkitted aircraft will not be permitted to operate new services from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne,
Brisbane Airport has been voted by passengers as the 18th best airport in the world at the 2010 Skytrax World Airport Awards. “We are very proud of this achievement, and to be the only Australian airport listed in the top 25 is very pleasing. These are important awards, voted by the best judges of all –
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has hit out at what it claims is a proposed 6000 per cent increase in parking charges for aircraft in the general aviation parking area at Sydney Airport, labelling it as “brutal, monopolistic behaviour”. “Regional airline and general aviation operators rely on access to Sydney Airport to provide
Auckland International Airport has released its passenger traffic figures for February, showing a surge in domestic traffic, while international traffic also showed strong growth. Domestic traffic through the airport increased by 10.8 per cent for the month, which was attributed to Jetstar replacing Qantas’s domestic services, while domestic movements increased by 0.5 per cent. International
