The World of Aviation

  The Victorian state government has welcomed the federal government’s decision to declare Avalon Airport as the State’s second international airport. Avalon Airport will now benefit from a $50 million investment by the state government for design, planning, land acquisition and preliminary construction works for a rail link to the airport, as well as a

The Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has warned regional airlines they must remain vigilant as access to major airports continues to be under pressure. Addressing the RAAA convention today, the Minister said that although he would work to retain access to major city airports for regional airlines, major airport operators were continuing to press

In another announcement from the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport at the RAAA’s annual convention this morning, Anthony Albanese MP has pledged $320,000 to facilitate the installation of security screening equipment at Dubbo Airport. As the airport embraces higher capacity aircraft operations and seeks to expand its domestic network, it is forced to make

Australia will sign up to the Cape Town Convention in a move that should provide access to lower cost aircraft finance, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, announced at the annual RAAA conference this morning. From 2014, when the government expects the treaty will be brought into law, it is claimed airlines could save

Virgin Australia has laid out its arguments against the porposed Qantas-Emirates alliance, saying consumers would benefit more if the deal is rejected. In a submission to the ACCC, Virgin argues that the proposed tie-up is too broad and questions Qantas’s claim that it cannot survive as an international carrier without the deal. Virgin also argues

Air Pacific has unveiled its new livery as it prepares to re-launch as Fiji Airways next year. The new livery will be featured on a trio of new Airbus A330s scheduled to arrive during 2013. The re-brand is part of a larger overhaul that saw Air Pacific report a profit this year after two years of significant losses. Air Pacific