Category: Airports

Sydney Airport has announced the completion of a $26 million runway resurfacing project, as work now begins on a $25 million stop bar light installation The installation of stop bar lights at taxiway entries to each of Sydney’s three runways will complement previous major resurfacing work done on the airport’s main north-south runway, east-west runway

Hamilton International Airport (HIA) has secured a approval to extend its runway to almost 3000m, as it looks to become a “low cost secondary airport gateway” to New Zealand in the near future. The runway extension, which was approved by Waipa District Council in May, is in line with HIA’s master plan out to 2030.

A trial of new body imaging technology has begun at Sydney International Airport, as part of the federal government’s $200 million ‘Strengthening Aviation Security’ initiative. The body scanner trial, which is expected to be rolled out at other Australian international airports later this year, will use low-energy millimetre-waves to detect metal and non-metal items under

Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) has announced a record seven million passenger movements for its airports at the Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa for the 2010/11 financial year, as all three airports reported year on year growth. The record figure, which represents the first time QAL has exceeded seven million passenger movements, saw Gold Coast