Avline

Bi-annual summary of data on the Australian aviation industry.

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Avline 2008-09
Avline 2008-09 June 2010
Avline provides a summary of previously released Aviation related data drawing on a range of sources including BITRE, ABS, Airservices Australian and the US Energy Information Administration. In addition, Avline provides a comparison of published airport charges at the five major capital city airports and at a selection of regional airports. Avline 2008-09 covers the financial year 2008-09 and is the first of the series to be published annually instead of biannually.

Avline No 13 - February 2009February 2009
The feature article examines increases in air passenger movements at Australia's capital city airports and nationwide over the past decade (1997-98 to 2007-08) and includes forecasts for future growth up to 2025-26. Total air passenger movements at all Australian airports is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 4.0 per cent and to nearly double by 2025-26.
Avline No 12 - October 2008October 2008
The feature article examines the changing profile of Australia's aviation links with its largest aviation market, the European Union, and the benefits of a comprehensive air services agreement between the two regions.The number of passengers on Australian international flights has increased to 23.0 million in 2007, up 6.4 per cent on the previous year (page 9). Growth is driven mainly by Australian residents travelling overseas rather than the arrival of international visitors. The number of international flights has also increased by 2.1 per cent to 120 615 (page 10).
Avline No. 11: January 2008January 2008
The feature article examines the aviation industry's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the steps being taken both domestically and internationally to quantify the problem and to reduce aviation emissions.
The number of passengers on Australian international flights has increased to 22.3 million in 2006-07, up 4.7 per cent on the previous year. Growth is driven mainly by Australian residents travelling overseas rather than the arrival of international visitors. The number of international flights has also increased by 1.3 per cent to 119 271.
Australia's domestic airline industry continues to operate at high levels with a record 45.3 million passengers carried in 2006-07, 6.0 per cent higher than 2005-06 . The major domestic airlines carried 39.8 million passengers, an increase of 8.0 per cent over 2005-06. Regional airlines carried 5.51 million passengers, an increase of 10.8 per cent over the previous year.
Avline No 10 - August 2007August 2007
The feature article examines the operational changes in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft
movements at Australia's five major airports (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and
Perth) over the decade 1997-2006. Total passengers passing through all five airports grew by
55% over the decade while total aircraft movements displayed a marginal decrease.
Avline No 9 - March 2007March 2007
The feature article examines the evolution of the domestic aviation industry (including regional operations) over the decade 1996-97 to 2005-06.
Avline No 8 - June 2006June 2006
Previous issues of Avline have examined Australian domestic and regional aviation. The feature article in this issue focuses on the international sector of the Australian aviation industry which is currently operating at record levels—with more than 21 million passengers carried on flights to or from Australia during 2005.
Avline No 7 - November 2005November 2005
The feature article in this issue examines regional aviation in Australia—a topic first explored in Avline in October 2003. The current feature article provides an update to this information and includes recent statistics on regional airline activity. The article discusses industry trends and some of the factors influencing the data.
Avline No 6 - May 2005May 2005
This issue’s feature article examines domestic on time performance, one year after the commencement of reporting of on time data. The article explores total industry trends and some of the factors influencing the results. International comparisons are also drawn to highlight Australia’s relative performance.
Avline No 5 - November 2004November 2004
The Australian domestic aviation industry has undergone significant change since the events that led to the collapse of Ansett in September 2001. This issue’s feature article examines the industry ’s response to that event, the current situation, and the outlook going forward.
Avline No 4 - May 2004May 2004
As foreshadowed in Avline 3, this issue of Avline opens with a feature article on the development of Australian domestic airline on time performance in formation and the reporting of on time performance statistics from November 2003 to February 2004.
Avline No 3 - October 2003October 2003
This issue opens with a feature article on aviation in regional Australia. The Airport Charges section has now been incorporated into the State of Play in Australian Aviation section and the indicators in this section reordered.
Avline No 2 - April 2003April 2003
The first of two articles in this issue is the January airport charges update, which expands on the airport charges article in the inaugural edition of Avline. Airport operator charges at all airports were effectively unchanged, after a retrospective adjustment at Adelaide. The second article is an update on the State of Play in Australia’s aviation sector, now with information about international and domestic air freight.
Avline No 1 - January 2003January 2003
The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics is very pleased to inaugurate this new information product. Avline is intended to reveal key statistical information about aviation sector performance, and be useful to people in Government and industry who are working with public policy issues in aviation. Beyond this issue, Avline will be issued each April and October.

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Last Updated: 09 February 2010
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