Matt Cocker: “The people who built the airport initially will be the ones that rebuild the airport”
It was a sobering moment at Hobart International Airport in March of this year – the day first since 1956 where no flights landed at Tasmania’s main aviation gateway. The devastating impact of COVID-19 would ultimately ...
Read MoreTechnology and safety will play an essential role in Avalon’s bounce back
Avalon Airport Chief Executive Justin Giddings is jubilant his facility is returning to scheduled airline services after essentially serving as an aircraft parking lot for much of the year. The number of aircraft parked at Avalon ...
Read MoreHealth and Safety is top priority at airports as they prepare for increase in travellers
Perth Airport is not just ready to accommodate more passengers as soon as travel restrictions are lifted but it now has the accreditation to prove it can do it in accordance with strict global health ...
Read MoreA move by Canberra Airport to capitalise on the ACT’s strong record of suppressing the coronavirus has paid off with a cluster of new services by smaller airlines. The strategy was designed to cater for pent-up ...
Read MoreFor Whitsunday Coast Airport, the coronavirus pandemic has been a case of being deserted one day, flat out the next. The airport serving one of Queensland’s premier tourist spots has shot from zero flights in mid-June ...
Read MoreAirport remains optimistic for new project which could add 4,500 jobs to struggling economy
The national response to COVID-19 has been a double-barrelled disappointment for Newcastle Airport but Chief Executive Peter Cock remains optimistic the Australian Government will back a project which could add almost 4,500 jobs to the ...
Read MoreToowoomba Wellcamp Airport identified freight as a major opportunity from the get-go and is reaping the harvest of that foresight with a tripling of cargo activity and a planned $10 million regional distribution hub. The centre ...
Read MoreLike a good wine, Tom Vincent’s idea to set up Australia’s first aircraft storage facility in Alice Springs has taken time to mature but it is now hitting its stride. The Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) ...
Read MoreThe biggest Australian solar power array of its type is set to be completed at Melbourne Airport by the middle of next month and will further boost the airport’s environmental credentials when it fires up. The ...
Read MoreVan Pelt: Maintaining and growing Launceston as a vital transport link is the key
New Launceston Airport chief executive Hans van Pelt is moving into the airport business during an unparalleled chapter of aviation history with a resolve to get the airport on the road to recovery as quickly ...
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