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Debrief

Kong-Sydney rotation. The seasonal Australian pilots who are ready, deal means SITA will continue to be
flight, which was expected to operate willing and able to take up pilot Brisbane Airport’s technology partner
for about 12 weeks, would be capable positions in the Qantas Group. for passenger, baggage and airport
of carrying up to 50 tonnes of cargo – services.
such as chilled meat, seafood, dairy, On August 1, Qantas applied to –
fruit and vegetables. Australia’s International Air Services Sunshine Coast Airport chief executive
– Commission (IASC) for an allocation Peter Pallot will step down from the
Jetstar group chief executive Gareth of 204 seats a week of capacity for role later in 2018 after 12 years at the
Evans says there are a number of the Cook Islands. Its application company.
potential new routes that could be said Jetstar planned to operate an –
opened up with the addition of the additional service on the Cook Islands Canberra Airport has started adding
Airbus A321LR to the fleet in two route from October 28 2018 with facial recognition technology for
years’ time. Evans said Bali, which has Airbus A320s. Currently Jetstar, and employees and contractors entering
been announced as a definite route Virgin Australia, serve Rarotonga in sterile areas of the airfield and
for the long-range narrowbody, was the Cook Islands from Auckland. The terminal. Airport staff entering
certainly not the only destination that only nonstop flight between Australia their workspaces will require “two-
Jetstar could serve with the aircraft. and the Cook Islands is Sydney- factor authorisation” comprising a
“There’s potentially others as well,” Rarotonga operated by Air New facial reading and a physical key,
Evans told delegates at the CAPA – Zealand. Canberra Airport said on July 27.
Centre for Aviation Australia Pacific Meanwhile, in most secure areas
Aviation and Corporate Travel summit AIRPORT NEWS “three-factor authorisation” will be
in Sydney on August 1. “Our network Adelaide Airport commenced required, meaning a a manual ID
people are having a field day trying to construction work on its $165 million check by security personnel, a facial
work out where the opportunities are terminal expansion on August 15. The reading and a key, presented after the
and they’ve got a few ideas as well.” project aims to increase the space employee or contractor goes through
– available for border processing and the same screening that passengers
undergo.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Airservices Australia has waived
annual service charges for five not-
for-profit aeromedical operators –
Angel Flight, CareFlight, LifeFlight,
Little Wings and Royal Flying Doctor
Service (RFDS), saving $2 million a
year. RFDS chief executive Martin
Laverty said the waiving of air aviation
charges would allow donor money to
stretch even further. “The $2 million
annual navigation saving could fund
235 extra RFDS flights, or 15 extra
Air Affairs King Air VH-LAB has Qantas has secured approval from the security screening for international RFDS nurses, or operate the 24 hour
been involved in Airservices’ federal government to recruit up to 76 arrivals and departures, as well as RFDS telehealth service,” he said.
SBAS trials. airservices overseas pilots and instructors for its include a second baggage belt, a larger –
regional wing QantasLink to help with retail and dining area, and more Airservices Australia says its trials of
pilot training. The move would target family facilities. The airport reported a new, advanced satellite navigation
simulator instructors and experienced a 5.5 per cent increase in international system have shown impressive results.
pilots. The deal with the federal passengers in 2017/18 to pass through The nation’s air traffic manager
government allowed the overseas pilots the 1 million milestone for the first recently conducted a number of
and instructors recruited by Qantas to time. SBAS-enabled instrument flight
stay in Australia for four years. Under – procedures in an Air Affairs Australia
the current temporary skilled worker Sydney Airport handled 21.6 million Beech King Air B200T turboprop.
visa rules, pilots were only eligible to passengers in 2017/18, an increase of The trials are part of the Australian
apply for two-year visas. 3.3 per cent compared with the prior government’s project to trial a
– year. International passengers were Satellite Based Augmentation System
Pilots groups have criticised the up 5.2 per cent to 8.1 million, while (SBAS), which uses space-based and
Qantas deal with the federal the number of domestic travellers was ground-based aids to support the
government. Australian and 2.1 per cent higher at 13.5 million. Global Navigation Satellite System
International Pilots Association Meanwhile, Sydney Airport has (GNSS) and promises navigational
(AIPA) president Captain Murray Butt appointed businessman David Gonski accuracy to less than 10 centimetres.
said he rejected the assertion there to the board. “The trial demonstrated that Satellite
were not enough local candidates – Based Augmentation System (SBAS)
capable of meeting Qantas’s needs. Brisbane Airport and aviation technology is suitable for the needs of
Australian Federation of Air Pilots technology provider SITA have signed Australia’s non-metropolitan airports,
(AFAP) president Captain David a new five-year agreement, expending using avionics that is already prevalent
Booth said the deal was a slap in the a partnership that has spanned in regional and general aviation
face to hundreds of qualified young more than two decades. The new aircraft,” Airservices said.

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