Chris Frame

  Wellington Airport forms an important part of New Zealand’s transportation network. The airport handles close to a million international passengers annually and has somewhere in the vicinity of 70 scheduled international flights per week. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username

There is a new presence in the skies over Western Australia, with CHC’s recent introduction of the next-generation Leonardo AW189 helicopter. Based in Karratha, three of the Italian-built ‘super medium’ AW189s – the first in Australia – began flying in support of Woodside’s North-West Shelf operations in November. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Qantas has announced that construction of a new multi-million dollar premium lounge at Brisbane Airport’s international terminal will begin within weeks. The new lounge will combine Qantas’s international first and business class lounges to create one large premium lounge. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of

Melbourne Airport has been running a comprehensive trial of SITA’s self-service boarding technology. A self-boarding gate has been in operation at Melbourne’s international terminal (T2) for the past three months where passengers have scanned their own boarding passes to gain access to the aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo

Qantas is one of two carriers identified by global travel IT firm Amadeus as successfully using data analytics to improve operations. A recent Amadeus discussion paper finds Qantas’s use of big data has allowed the Australian airline to combat disruptions with a high degree of success, achieving this by working with Amadeus to implement a travel recovery system which allows it

Qantas Group has expanded its Western Australian presence, moving into the Perth Airport operated Terminal 3. Following Virgin Australia’s move across the airport to its new T1 Domestic facility, T3 was flagged for Qantas Group use. This allowed Jetstar services to move from T4 to T3, as well as opening up aerobridge access to a