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Queensland Airports Limited is a regional airport specialist with an emphasis on creating significant regional airport development in Queensland. QAL is a 100% Australian owned, Queensland based company and owns and operates Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa Airports. As part of its portfolio of aviation support businesses, QAL also owns the Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX) in Townsville, Worland Aviation (an aircraft maintenance and painting operation) based in Townsville, and Aviation Ground Handling (AGH) which has a significant presence at Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast Airports.

Our airport and aviation services group achieves operational excellence through a long-term commitment to regional investment, sustainable growth, regional partnerships and innovative strategy.

As a group we are passionate about finding innovative ways to achieve sustainable passenger growth that will not only benefit shareholders but benefit the regional communities we serve, our environment and business partners.

A definite "hands on" approach to long term growth in air access and profitability to all partners is pivotal to QAL operations.

An example of this is our cooperative marketing investment which aims to increase tourism and business traveller numbers. Airlines who operate to QAL airports are less exposed to vulnerability as marketing efforts are targeted on maintaining high load factors and a profitable mix of passengers. 

 

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Key dates in QAL’s history
1998 Gold Coast Airport Ltd (GCAL) acquired 99 year lease of airport from the Federal Government
2003 QAL formed as part of corporate reconstruction of the shareholding of GCAPL, assuming 100% ownership of GCAPL
2005 QAL acquired a 100% stake in Townsville Airport Pty Limited and Mount Isa Airport Pty Limited
2007

QAL acquired 51% of Worland Aviation.
QAL launched Australia’s newest aviation business park, the Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX)

QAL acquired 100% of Aviation Ground Handling. A full service ground handling agent that prides itself on low cost, high quality ground handling, backed by 16 years of experience

2009 QAL acquired the remaining share of Worland Aviation, a leading aircraft paint and refurbishment company
2010 QAL celebrated the opening of the new $100 million passenger terminal redevelopment at Gold Coast Airport

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Queensland Airports Limited, Principle Sponsor for the Queensland Tourism Awards.

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