Fuel providers at Melbourne Airport are attempting to bring in extra supplies in a bid to maintain normal operations there after a delayed shipment of jet fuel raised the prospect of fuel rationing at Australia’s second busiest airport. The Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA) says fuel may have to be rationed at Tullamarine after the National
Perth Airport’s latest 20 year masterplan, which includes plans for a long-awaited parallel runway and significant terminal expansion and consolidation, has been granted federal government approval by Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss. “The masterplan I have approved outlines its aim of lifting gross regional product to an exceptional $7.04 billion by 2034, which will
It’s been four years in the making but the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the South Australian Government and Adelaide Airport Ltd have reached agreement on a new $13 million aeromedical base at the airport. The project, on which preliminary work has just started to prepare the site, will bring together all South Australia’s aeromedical services
Adelaide Airport Ltd has gained federal government approval for its latest masterplan, enabling it to push ahead with plans to significantly expand its aviation and commercial facilities. The 20-year plan envisages investment of about $1 billion in new and enhanced facilities including expansion of the passenger terminal and development of a “business district” within the
Not one of the world’s major hub airports managed a better than 90 per cent on-time performance in calendar 2014, figures from flight data and aviation consultancy OAG show. The best-performing airport with more than 20 million seats per year was Munich, where 89 per cent of all flights departed or arrived within 15 minutes
Regional airports in NSW have been invited to apply for a slice of the state government’s $50 million funding program earmarked for infrastructure improvements in a bid to boost tourism. The $50 million package, available to the 30 regional airports that received regular public transport (RPT) services in the state, is part of the government’s