Category: Airports

Brisbane Airport Corporation  (BAC) has announced that it has raised $600 million which it will use to pay back maturing bank facilities and fund capital expenditure and working capital over the next 18 months. BAC raised a total of A$400 million in the US Private Placement market, with the remaining $200 million found on the

Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown has given its recent Fly Free Weekends initiative the thumbs up, judging the program to be a success after it tracked a 4.3 per cent increase in movements over previous quarter weekend data. “The recent trends in the General Aviation activity have been depressed with traffic falling 20 per cent in

Melbourne Airport has reported a 12 per cent increase in international passenger numbers, while reporting a slight decrease in domestic passengers for the month of February. February saw an increase of 51,816 international passengers to 502,154 compared to February 2010, while there was a decrease of 2700 domestic passengers to 1,618,653. This content is available

Federal minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, has announced the appointment of Peter Fitzgerald as the new chair of the Sydney Airport Community Forum (SACF). The appointment of Fitzgerald to SACF chair follows the resignation of Barry Cotter, who leaves the post after three years of service. Fitzgerald, a local resident and long-term member