Brisbane Airport
Council officer breaks ranks to call for Brisbane Airport noise study
A Brisbane City Council officer who deals with noise complaints and pollution has made his own submission to a Senate inquiry, calling for planning changes.
- by Sean Parnell
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Airtrain negotiations back on after Bailey breakdown
The on-again, off-again discussions between the state government and Airtrain to end the private company’s monopoly on public transport to Brisbane Airport is on again.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Airport adds flights to new ‘bucket-list’ destination
Brisbane Airport is set to add another international destination to its inventory, with flights to the tiny north Pacific nation of Palau to begin this month.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Australian Border Force
It’s time to bin Australia’s intrusive Incoming Passenger Cards
Australia is one of the few developed nations in the world still using paper arrivals cards, even for its own citizens. It can be an intimidating experience.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Airport curfew, flight caps proposed to counter aircraft noise
Airservices Australia is accused of misleading the government through fabricated noise comparison reports in approving a second runway.
- by Savannah Meacham and Kat Wong
Brisbane Airport safety checks ‘circumvented’ before aborted take-off
Australia’s air safety watchdog has criticised Singapore Airlines and on-duty ground crew for lax pre-departure safety checks at Brisbane Airport, after a plane almost took off with vital airspeed sensors covered up.
- by Cameron Atfield
Work begins on massive new Brisbane Airport development
The design of the Australia Post facility – the biggest industrial project on Brisbane Airport land – will be unveiled on Thursday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Major US airline adds direct flight from Brisbane to LA
By December, there will be a total of 34 flights per week from North America to the Queensland capital.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Brisbane
Brisbane airport free waiting zone to make way for new car park
Brisbane Airport’s waiting area, in which drivers could park for up to 30 minutes free while they waited to pick up arriving passengers, will close next month to make way for a $90 million expansion of the multi-level car park.
- by Cameron Atfield
American Airlines readies to launch Brisbane’s longest non-stop flight
It will be the longest non-stop flight in its network – and the longest flight from Brisbane available on any airline.
- by Courtney Kruk
Emirates to double A380 services to Brisbane
The largest passenger plane in the world will replace the smaller Boeing 777 for one of the Dubai-based airline’s two daily services to Brisbane.
- by Cameron Atfield