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AuthorDirect India flights to resume
July 1, 2013 1 commentA nonstop link between India, one of the world’s fastest growing markets, and Australia will be resumed on August 29 when Air India reintroduces direct services after a 16-year absence in the market. The airline will operate a daily schedule using its newly-delivered 787s, likely becoming the first carrier to introduce the new aircraft to
Read moreStar Alliance reveals new lounges at LAX
July 1, 2013 0 commentStar Alliance member Air New Zealand has been appointed to develop and manage the alliance’s new lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is part of the expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Inspired by a contemporary interpretation of modernist LA architecture of the 1950s and 1960s, the new LAX lounge will have
Read moreAirservices issues tender for future ATM system
June 28, 2013 0 commentAirservices and the Department of Defence have released a Request For Tender (RFT) for Australia’s future air traffic management (ATM) platform. When implemented, the new system will provide a generational improvement to the way air traffic is managed by aligning civil and defence ATM requirements under a single unified national solution. This content is available
Read moreEvents boost Brisbane Airport passenger numbers
June 28, 2013 0 commentThe number of international passengers using Brisbane Airport in June is running seven per cent ahead of the same period last year, something the airport said has been led by event-based travel demand. The region has been host to a number of high profile events this year, which has helped drive domestic and inbound international
Read moreRMIT offers aviation courses in Singapore
June 28, 2013 0 commentMelbourne’s RMIT University will offer its aviation management degree course in Singapore for the first time from January 2014. The course is being delivered in partnership between RMIT and the Singapore Institute of Management and is the only approved Australian degree specialising in aviation management in Singapore. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Read moreBankstown regional operations “impossible” – RAAA
June 28, 2013 4 commentThe Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has rejected new calls for regional airline operations to be moved from Sydney Airport to Bankstown, labelling Bankstown Airport, in Sydney’s southwest, as “commercially and operationally impossible”. Moving regional airline flights from Bankstown is often suggested as a way of relieving some of the capacity constraints at Sydney
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