Sydney Airport has taken out the capital city airport of the year award at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference. It was a case of triple celebrations for Sydney Airport, with its outgoing chief executive Kerrie Mather given an outstanding contribution to the airport industry award in recognition of her years of service to
Virgin Australia has made Rob Sharp’s move from Tigerair Australia to head office a permanent one. On Thursday, Sharp was named group executive for Virgin Australia airlines, having held the post in an acting capacity since June following the sudden departure of John Thomas. Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti said in a note to
All passengers on Cathay Pacific flights into and out of Australia will have access to inflight internet WI-FI by 2020 after the airline announced it was equipping the necessary technology on board its Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 777 fleet. The oneworld alliance partner flies to Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney from its Hong
Northrop Grumman Australia has been awarded a performance-based contract to maintain the RAAF’s fleet of Leonardo/L-3 C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters. The contract is for an initial five year period, and will renew annully for up to 22 years under a “rolling wave” arrangement, should Northrop Grumman continue to meet performance targets. Ten C-27Js are on
A refurbished passenger terminal at what will be known as Essendon Fields Airport will feature new checkin and security screening facilities as part of a facility capable of handling 200,000 passengers a year. The airport released renderings of what the new terminal will look like on Wednesday, when it also announced a name change to
A C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter and 44 personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will participate in Exercise Mhanuu 2017 in New Caledonia until November 24. The exercise involves rehearsing regional humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) scenarios, Defence stated. The C-27J from 35 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond will be operating in coordination
