https://australianaviation.com.au Australia's Leading News Source in Aviation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:44:07 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-AAV0003_AustraliaAviation_Logo_Reversed-1-1.jpg https://australianaviation.com.au 32 32 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/brisbane-airport-begins-work-on-50m-australia-post-parcel-centre/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/brisbane-airport-begins-work-on-50m-australia-post-parcel-centre/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:35:08 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1381461 The 33,800sqm Brisbane North Parcel Facility, part of Brisbane Airport’s industrial park, will be Australia Post’s second largest site in Queensland, and will include a custom-built 31,800sqm warehouse alongside 2,000sqm of commercial office space and 350 car spaces.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/brisbane-airport-begins-work-on-50m-australia-post-parcel-centre/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/melbourne-nears-pre-covid-levels-as-international-surge-continues/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/melbourne-nears-pre-covid-levels-as-international-surge-continues/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:18:52 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1381368 The passenger numbers were bolstered by three major concert events over the month – Taylor Swift, Pink and Blink 182 – as well as the leap year offering an extra day of travel.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/melbourne-nears-pre-covid-levels-as-international-surge-continues/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/ribbon-cut-on-ballina-byrons-20m-runway-upgrade/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/ribbon-cut-on-ballina-byrons-20m-runway-upgrade/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:03:25 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380853 The project, which received $5.5 million in federal government funding through the Building Better Regions Fund with the remainder paid for by Ballina Shire Council, used 15,000 tonnes of new asphalt and is expected to add a decade of life to the runway.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/ribbon-cut-on-ballina-byrons-20m-runway-upgrade/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/important-breakthrough-for-western-sydney-airport-metro/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/important-breakthrough-for-western-sydney-airport-metro/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:47:41 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380508 The northern tunnel borers for the Western Sydney Airport metro have reached the halfway mark en route to the new interchange at St Marys. When complete, the full metro line will connect the Bradfield “aerotropolis” in the south to the Sydney Trains network at St Marys in the north.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/important-breakthrough-for-western-sydney-airport-metro/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/cairns-airport-to-use-100-renewable-power-from-next-year/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/cairns-airport-to-use-100-renewable-power-from-next-year/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:29:37 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380267 North Queensland Airports Group (NQA) has signed a six-year partnership with state-owned CleanCo Queensland, which will see Cairns Airport and its tenants supplied mainly with electricity from Kaban Green Energy Hub near Ravenshoe. The deal also covers NQA-owned Mackay Airport.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/cairns-airport-to-use-100-renewable-power-from-next-year/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/regional-and-fifo-push-perth-airport-above-pre-covid-levels/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/regional-and-fifo-push-perth-airport-above-pre-covid-levels/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:43:44 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380264 The airport is the first major gateway in Australia to surpass total pre-pandemic passenger figures, though Melbourne in December outstripped its previous record for international capacity, and comes after a record 2023 for Perth with more than 15 million passengers in the calendar year.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/regional-and-fifo-push-perth-airport-above-pre-covid-levels/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/brisbane-airport-begins-90-million-carpark-upgrade/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/brisbane-airport-begins-90-million-carpark-upgrade/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:52:41 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1379455 The extension, expected to commence shortly and complete by mid-2025, will add 1,700 long-term parking spaces to the current P2 carpark, removing the existing 30-minute parking area and spaces for vehicles over 2.4 metres in height. Solar panels will also be added to the carpark’s roof.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/brisbane-airport-begins-90-million-carpark-upgrade/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/hobart-airport-embarks-on-three-year-terminal-overhaul/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/hobart-airport-embarks-on-three-year-terminal-overhaul/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:59:47 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1379272 The current terminal was designed for 1.5 million passengers per year and currently handles 2.6 million, with forecasts of 3.5 million by 2030. The upgrade – to be carried out by Hutchinson Builders – will see the terminal double in size, with works expected to be completed by early 2027.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/hobart-airport-embarks-on-three-year-terminal-overhaul/feed/ 1 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/melbourne-airport-parking-spaces-close-as-naarm-way-stage-2-begins/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/melbourne-airport-parking-spaces-close-as-naarm-way-stage-2-begins/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 04:23:44 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1378834 The new stage, slated to open in 2026, will directly connect Tullamarine Freeway to dedicated pick-up and drop-off areas at the carpark for Terminals 1, 2 and 3, which the airport says will enhance safety and reduce traffic congestion.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/melbourne-airport-parking-spaces-close-as-naarm-way-stage-2-begins/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airlines-back-governments-sydney-slot-reforms/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airlines-back-governments-sydney-slot-reforms/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:22:43 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1377792 Qantas said the added transparency would vindicate its consistent denial of “slot hoarding” accusations, while Virgin and Bonza have labelled the changes "a step in the right direction".]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airlines-back-governments-sydney-slot-reforms/feed/ 0