Kate Holsgrove

Bruce Rock Engineering managing director Damion Verhoogt was named First Amongst Equals at the 2021 40under40 Awards, which were announced at a gala event in Perth on Wednesday night.

Perth Airport’s outgoing chief executive Kevin Brown is leaving on a high, announcing today a strong profit as aeronautical income recovers and its property portfolio jumped in value.

Direct flights between Tokyo and Perth will resume later this year after a three-year hiatus, with a potential to reinstate the route for daily service.

Perth Airport plans to invest $35 million to construct a new maintenance hangar for Virgin Australia’s regional and charter flight operations.

Gold Corporation boss Jason Waters has resigned from his position leading the embattled Perth Mint to become chief executive officer of Perth Airport.

More direct flights between Perth and Indonesia will start operating later this month with the new routes expected to bring in nearly 190,000 seats to the market annually.

An increase in aviation capacity, better communication and strategic initiatives are part of the overall strategy to boost and maintain the WA tourism sector.

A significant uptick in passenger numbers and further increases to the value of a billion-dollar property portfolio have led Perth Airport to a second consecutive financial year profit.

Agricultural exports to the Middle East are being thwarted by a lack of space on planes leaving Western Australia and remain well below pre-COVID levels.

Kate Holsgrove’s year as acting chief executive of Perth Airport came at a critical juncture for the institution, as it sought to bounce back from the pandemic’s effects.

Perth brewer Otherside Brewing Co has opened the doors of its new Perth Airport location in Terminal 2, building on the company's expansion efforts.

Perth Airport has set an all-time record for January with 1.39 million passengers travelling through the facility.

Rex has announced thrice weekly Adelaide-Perth fights using an E190 jet with airfares from $249 for economy.

Cathay Pacific Airways is adding five more flights to its Perth service to Hong Kong from October 28, bringing the total to 11 a week.

Perth Airport chief commercial and aviation officer Kate Holsgrove has been selected to chair Tourism Council WA following the resignation of long-serving Andrew Hill.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Sean Marriott, Melissa Lithgow, Jemma Hutchinson, Kate Holsgrove and Laura Tyler.