Category: Airports

The federal government has requested the Productivity Commission inquire into pricing, investment and services at Australia’s major airports and the regulatory regime under which they operate. “The government has asked the Productivity Commission to assess the effectiveness of current economic regulation of airports in supporting ongoing investment in aviation infrastructure while deterring potential abuses of

Federal parliament has passed legislation to strengthen airport planning processes and improve community consultation as part of the government’s Aviation White Paper process. “The reforms contained in the Airports Amendment Bill 2010 recognise that airports exist primarily for aviation purposes, there to serve the national economy and the flying public,” Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

The Department of Infrastructure and Transport’s Office of Transport Security has begun trialling new airport scanner and x-ray technologies to better detect explosives in liquids, aerosols and gels. The new equipment comprises two new multi-view explosive detection x-ray machines and a number of bottle liquid scanners, and have the potential to negate the need for

Melbourne Airport exceeded 2.5 million passenger movements in October, its highest figure yet for a single month, with 27 million passengers passing through the airport for the 12 months to the end of October, also a record. International passenger traffic through Melbourne is surging, up 14.3 per cent in October compared to October 2009 to