This report profiles significant sectors of the general aviation industry, identifying the major changes in the operating environment affecting general aviation, identifying and explaining where possible the trends in sector activity.

• General Aviation: An Industry Overview
  
  report_111.pdf
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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 6–May 2005
  
  avline_006.pdf
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Australian Transport Statistics provides an easy introduction to a diverse range of transport statistics. Topics include employment, GDP, passenger and freight movements, trade, funding, motor vehicles, fatalities and estimated greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the transport industry. Various international comparisons are included and details provided for the road,rail, marine and aviation sectors. Data are gathered from various sources both within the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics and external organisations.

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 7–November 2005
  
  avline_007.pdf
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This report provides estimates of the total cost to Australia of aviation related accidents and incidents that occurred in the financial year 2003–04. It also reports the cost per accident and the cost attributable to a fatality. It is an update of Cost of Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents published by the Bureau of Transport Economics in 1998, which estimated costs for 1996.

• Cost of Aviation Accidents and Incidents
  
  report_113.pdf
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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 8–June 2006
  
  avline_008.pdf
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Australian Transport Statistics provides an easy introduction to a diverse range of transport statistics. Topics include employment, GDP, passenger and freight movements, trade, funding, motor vehicles, fatalities and estimated greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the transport industry. Various international comparisons are included and details provided for the road, rail, marine and aviation sectors. Data are gathered from various sources within the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics and from external organisations.

It highlights the variation in aircraft and passenger traffic during this period and discusses how the operational profile has changed through the introduction of discount flights and more direct services to regional centres.

• Avline No 9–May 2007
  
  avline_009.pdf
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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 10–August 2007
  
  avline_010.pdf
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The Excel file below contains tables showing the value and weight of Australian international imports and exports each quarter, by sea freight (liner and non-liner) and by air. The time series covers the period from 3rd quarter 1984 to the 1st quarter 2007.

The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics has taken due care in preparing the analyses contained in these tables. However, noting that data used for the analyses have been provided by third parties, the Commonwealth gives no warranty to the accuracy, reliability, fitness for purpose, or otherwise of the information.

• International Freight to/from Australia
  
  
  stats_001.xls
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