Tag: Mount Gambier Airport
Inside city’s new airport terminal
AFTER almost a decade of discussion and four years of planning, the first arrivals will check-in at the new Mount Gambier Regional Airport terminal...
Regional art to be showcased at city’s new airport terminal
ARTISTS will have the opportunity to have their works viewed by the first domestic arrivals at the revamped Mount Gambier Regional Airport as part...
Mount Gambier Regional Airport upgrade takes off
CONSTRUCTION of Mount Gambier Regional Airport's $6m new terminal building will be fast-tracked to ensure the project is completed by its December timeline.
Demolition of...
Pilot error blamed for rough landing
THE propellers of a charter flight with one pilot and seven passengers on board contacted the runway during an attempted landing at Mount Gambier...
Restrictions put brakes on business for taxi drivers
MOUNT Gambier taxi driver Troy Butterworth stands outside the city's airport terminal yesterday waiting for passengers.
His taxi was one of a number stationed outside...
District council pushes ahead with multi-million dollar upgrade
MILLIONS of dollars in construction works are continuing at Mount Gambier Regional Airport as the future of regional air passenger services remain on a...
Funds to keep airlines flying
REGIONAL Express (Rex) will be kept in the sky following a $198m Federal Government announcement, but have yet to make a decision on whether...
RAAF swoops in to get fireys moving
VOLUNTEER firefighters deployed to assist in the bushfire recovery effort on Kangaroo Island were treated to the ride of their life aboard the Australian...
RFDS donation tally reaches new heights
THE donation tally for the Royal Flying Doctor Service $500,000 patient transfer facility at Mount Gambier Regional Airport is continuing to climb thanks to...
Mega-machine ‘drops in’ on city airport
ELSIE the Erickson sky crane made its annual stop-over in the Blue Lake city yesterday afternoon before taking off for the Adelaide Hills.
The firefighting...
$4.2m deal paves way for work to begin on new terminal
THE $4.2m Mount Gambier Regional Airport terminal construction works are set to take off next month, which will usher in a new chapter for...
Regional Express assures airline safety as bureau gathers information
REGIONAL Express Airlines (Rex) has doubled down on reaffirming the safety of its fleet of SAAB 340 aircraft, despite the activation of emergency protocols...