Airports Council International’s World Airport Traffic Report says about 8.8 billion passengers passed through airports in calendar 2018.
The ATSB has released its final report into a 2018 incident when a Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 took off with parts of its landing gear ground locks still attached.
A coalition of airport users has backed calls from lobby group Airlines for Australia and New Zealand for reforms to the way airports are regulated.
Regional Express says King Island in Tasmania will be the 38th regional centre to be part of the airline's community fare scheme.
SITA says passengers increasingly want seamless travel and more control over their travel experience, with digital technology able to deliver both.
A 10-year-old girl from Sydney's Blue Mountains that arrived on Singapore Airlines flight SQ231 has become the one billionth passenger at Sydney Airport.
