The World of Aviation

February was a good month for international airlines serving Australia, with passenger numbers increasing by 6.7 per cent. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show the 52 international airlines operating to Australia carried 2.652 million passengers into and out of the country in February, up from 2.484 million in the

Tigerair Australia is rolling out a new tablet application in a bid to reduce queues, get its staff out from behind the checkin desk and hopefully improve the passenger experience at the airport. The low-cost-carrier has 15 tablets with the Max Airport by Levarti app installed at its biggest base Melbourne Airport. Brisbane and Sydney

Auckland Airport is no stranger to Airbus A380s, given Emirates has three flights a day from Australia with the doubledecker superjumbo and Singapore Airlines also deploys the world’s largest passenger aircraft there on a seasonal basis. However, the airport received an unexpected visit from an A380 in Qantas colours on Tuesday after the Flying Kangaroo’s

Etihad Airways has appointed a 25-year industry veteran with experience across Europe, the Americas and India as its new general manager for Australia and New Zealand. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier says Sarah Built will move to Australia from London, where she has been Etihad’s manager for global industry sales since joining the company in 2011.

QantasLink is adding an extra four flights a week between Sydney and Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport and changing flight times of certain services in response customer feedback. The regional arm of Qantas started flying to the privately-built Wellcamp Airport in November 2014 with Bombardier Q400s with an initial 11 return services a week. From June

Airservices has installed a new system to improve the identification of aircraft and vehicles at Perth Airport. Perth is the fourth airport in Australia to receive the Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS), joining Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney airports which are already using the technology. The A-SMGCS automatically identifies all aircraft and transponder-equipped