Westralia Airports Corporation, operator of Perth Airport, announced on October 1 that it has secured the necessary financing to proceed with its terminal expansion plans. The funds comprise of a $740 million debt facility backed by a syndicate of local and international banks, as well as a further $142 million from WAC’s shareholders. “Completion of
Singapore Airlines launched daily Airbus A380 services to Melbourne on September 30, the Victorian capital’s first daily service from the Airbus double-decker. Melbourne becomes Singapore Airlines’s sixth A380 port, with the A380 services increasing the airline’s capacity to Melbourne by 35,000 seats a year. Singapore Airlines has so far taken delivery of 10 A380s. On
Auckland International Airport Limited has recorded a 1.2 per cent decline in international passengers during August, although domestic traffic continued to grow. The fall in international traffic was magnified by a fall in transit and transfer traffic, which when included saw international passenger numbers decline by four per cent compared to August 2008. However, traffic
Brisbane International Airport’s 2009 Master Plan has received approval from Transport Minister Anthony Albanese. Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO and managing director, Julieanne Alroe, said the Master Plan would build on more than $1.21 billion of airport investment that had taken place in the past decade, with an unprecedented plan for a further $4.2 billion to
