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Competition and Regulation in Domestic Aviation: Submission to Independent Review

This Paper has been prepared as a submission to the Independent Review of Economic Regulation of Domestic Aviation. The approach followed in the submission has two parts. The first presents an analysis of the structure …

Release date: 2 May 1985

Market Response to Discount Domestic Air Fares

The introduction by East–West Airlines of low-cost fares on the Sydney–Melbourne and Sydney–Brisbane routes in the first half of 1983 generated considerable debate within the aviation industry. The early stages of this …

Release date: 2 January 1985

National Aerodrome Plan: A Strategic Framework

The production and development of a 'National Aerodrome Plan' (NAP) represents a continuous and, in many ways, an evolving process. However, the development of a strategic framework, as presented in this Report, allows …

Release date: 2 November 1984

Attributable Aviation Costs: Review of Valuation Methods

This report presents a review of the existing methodology for calculating attributable airport, airway and other related costs and an evaluation of alternative methods. These costs are used in the Department of Aviation…

Release date: 2 November 1983

Airport Runway Capacity and Delay: Some Models for Planners and Managers

This Paper seeks to provide an understanding of runway capacity and of the factors on which it depends. The analysis is incorporated in a set of easy-to-use models for the estimation of delays to aircraft under any give…

Release date: 2 March 1982

Demand for International Air Travel: a Conceptual and Operational Framework

The emphasis in this paper is on the development of a suitable conceptual and operational framework within which a policy-sensitive empirical travel choice model could be estimated. Functional Measurement and Discrete C…

Release date: 2 June 1981

Economic and Financial Issues Associated with General Aviation in Australia

This study represents the second part of a major research effort in the General Aviation area which was conducted with the objective of providing background material for the current Commonwealth Department of Transport …

Release date: 2 May 1980

Basic Characteristics of General Aviation in Australia

This Occasional Paper reports on the basic characteristics of Australian General Aviation. Information on these characteristics provides an essential background to the understanding and interpretatian of General Aviatio…

Release date: 2 February 1980

Sydney Region Aviation Forecasts

The Paper presents methods used for forecasting future passenger and aircraft movements at Sydney Airport. Forecast movements at 5-year intervals to the year 2000 are also presented using these methods, on the basis of …

Release date: 2 September 1978

Australian Domestic Air Transport : Some Economic Issues

The importance of an efficient transport system for Australia is self-evident. Not surprisingly, both public investment and government legislation have been employed to develop transport networks over time. Domestic air…

Release date: 2 January 1978

Factors Affecting Demand for International Travel to and from Australia

This Occasional Paper reports on an analysis of the factors affecting the demand for international air travel. This analysis serves as a basis for forecasting the response of demand to changes in key policy variables, i…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Townsville Airport: Economic Evaluation of Proposed International Facilities

In this report two alternatives for the provision of international facilities at Townsville Airport are assessed in benefit-cost terms. Unquantifiable factors are considered in conjunction with economic benefits and cos…

Release date: 2 January 1976

Brisbane Airport: Economic Evaluation of Alternative Development Strategies

This Report presents the results of an economic comparison of alternative strategies for the development of Brisbane Airport.Brisbane Airport: Economic Evaluation of Alternative Development Strategies

Release date: 2 July 1975

Brisbane Airport: Interim Report on International Terminal

This Report represents part of a full-scale study by BTE, at the direction of the Minister for Transport, of the development requirements for Brisbane Airport. The full report will be issued at a later date and will pre…

Release date: 2 March 1974

Airline On Time Performance, 2025 Calendar Year

Current and previous Annual ReportsMonthly Reports and time series dataSummary – 2025 Calendar YearFor the year ended December 2025, on time performance (OTP) over all routes operated by participating airlines (Hinterla…

Airline on-time performance statistics—Monthly

Monthly Reports and time series dataAnnual reports - financial and calendar yearsSummary—May 2026For May 2026, on time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines (Hinterland, Jetstar, Qantas, QantasL…