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AuthorOffice of Transport Security looking at new approach to airport security
November 25, 2014 1 commentForecast growth in passenger numbers, coupled with the persistent threat of a terrorist attack will place unsustainable pressure on security checkpoints at the nation’s airports unless new techniques introduced, a conference has heard. To manage the anticipated 260 million travellers expected to pass through Australia’s airports by 2030, regulators are looking at providing expedited screening for
Read moreAirports express frustration with border protection arrangements
November 24, 2014 9 commentAlthough airports are doing what they can to streamline the way travellers move through the terminal, airport operators say border processing remains one factor that is beyond their control. Perth Airport chief executive Brad Geatches highlighted his frustration with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service on a recent day when 500 arriving international passengers from
Read moreAviation Australia graduate is Australia’s Vocational Student of the Year
November 24, 2014 0 commentAviation Australia graduate Rachel Dudok was presented with this year’s Vocational Student of the Year at the Australian Training Awards which took place in Adelaide on November 21. She was shortlisted for the award early in November after winning Queensland’s Vocational Student of the Year. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Read moreSydney Airport harnesses technology to monitor passenger experience
November 24, 2014 1 commentSydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather says there are more tools than ever before to monitor how passengers are making their way through the terminal. While it might sound like a modern version of Big Brother, Mather says the airport’s ability to track where passengers are using the available free wi-fi service, how long they
Read moreRetro Qantas 737 enters service
November 22, 2014 18 commentQantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
Read moreThe Qantas “retro roo” enters service
November 22, 2014 1 commentQantas’s “retro” painted Boeing 737 has operated its first revenue flights, entering service on Saturday morning operating QF611 from Brisbane to Melbourne. According to flight tracking website FlightAware, VH-XZP departed Brisbane at 8:16am local, touching down at Melbourne 2 hours and 9 minutes later at 11:26am local. It then operated a return service to Brisbane (QF616)
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