Posts about stuff relating to airports
In transit
It has been a while since I’ve posted and that is for a couple of reasons, nearly all related to COVID. But in a nutshell, I’ve been and am still on the move between the Middle East and Australia. Right now, I’m in hotel quarantine in Brisbane.
So what was it like to travel into Australia during this thing called COVID?
Wildlife Hazard Training with a Difference
Airport wildlife risk management has been a big topic for me over the past 6-12 months. I've posted on the subject a bit here and over on New Airport Insider. But today, I'm going to talk about it in a different context.
The Best Job in the World
I am overcome with the desire to gloat. I have, in my humble opinion, the best job in the world. Now this might be the exhaustion talking but this week has had a great mix of new experiences, further development in existing skills and a real sense of progress. The reason I'm exhausted is that my schedule this week has been chaotic. I've worked on average only 11 hours or so for each of the first three days this week but those hours have included evenings, mornings and a fair bit of back of the clock "flying".
The Customer is Always...
When I started this blog, I was all about airside. I was an aerodrome inspector, after all, and for me, it was all about the planes. Then I went and got a job running an airport and I had to start worrying about that other category of customer, passengers. Generally, our airport operates smoothly. We have a very high percentage of routine travellers who know the drill and probably even know the staff. Actually, now that I think about it, that could lead to complacency if we are not careful.