Qantas and Sydney Airport have commenced trials of facial recognition technology for passengers departing on international flights. The trial will initially focus on four phases the journey – checkin, bag drop, lounge access and boarding the flight, Sydney Airport said in a statement on Thursday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Virgin Australia will provide the only nonstop link between Western Australia and Tasmania from September when it commences Perth-Hobart flights. The three times weekly service with Boeing 737-800s will start on September 17 2018 and run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Fiji Airways will be the second airline to fly the Boeing 737 MAX to Australia from December when it deploys the aircraft on the Adelaide-Nadi route. Currently, Fiji Airways flies twice a week between Adelaide and Nadi with Boeing 737-800s, having started the route in June 2017. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Australia’s Productivity Commission has released the terms of reference for its inquiry into the regulation of the nation’s airports. The federal government announced the inquiry into the economic regulation of airport services on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,
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. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please
Gold Coast Airport chief operating officer Marion Charlton says the legacy of the airport’s textbook execution of its operations during the recent Commonwealth Games is the confidence it has all the tools to handle events of similar magnitude in the future. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member