Granted under round two of the Growing Regions Program, the Federal Government funding will allow the airport to modernise its runway lighting and electrical systems, as well as build a new operations office to house critical operational infrastructure.
RNZAF Air Commodore Susie Barns has joined Australia’s Air Command under a bilateral memorandum of arrangement, establishing the Deputy Air Commander Australia (DACAUST) role as an ongoing opportunity for senior RNZAF officers.
Aviation Logistics has partnered with Viva Energy to use the fuel, a blend of 91 per cent Jet A-1 and nine per cent synthetic blending component made from waste and residue feedstocks, in its Air Link and AirMed charter and aeromedical jet fleet.
Last month, Australia saw 21,076 total international flights, up 5 per cent year-on-year and 11.8 per cent month-on-month, while domestic flights declined 2 per cent year-on-year to 91,547, according to Airservices’ Australian Aviation Network Overview…
The carrier currently flies up to six times a week between Sydney and Johannesburg using its 485-capacity A380s, in what is one of its most popular services.
The Passenger Movement Charge (PMC), which was increased to $70 per passenger as of last July, is added to departing international passengers’ airfares and brought in more than $1.2 billion in revenue for the overnment annually pre-COVID.
The airport is in discussions regarding an expanded international satellite with up to five new wide-body gates, as well as more room for shops, passenger waiting areas and airline lounges.
The low-cost carrier will add more than 140 new evening flights on the route, as well as upgrade more than 170 existing A320-200 services to A321s, increasing capacity by 14 per cent over 2024. In total, Jetstar will offer more than 350,000 Melbourne–S…