capacity for future growth and to improve the security at the airport was completed. On 27 May 2010, Anthony Albanese announced that the federal government would provide funding worth A$1.05 million, as part of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program, to the Wagga Wagga City Council for the installation of the A$1.63 million Instrument Landing System (ILS), which were only found in all of Australia's capital cities. The ILS was commissioned by Airservices Australia on 16 December 2010. Wagga Wagga City Council publicly released the Wagga Wagga Airport draft master plan in April 2010, to guide the airport's development to meet the city's projected growth over the next 20 years, including a new passenger terminal capable of supporting Boeing 737 sized jets. In April 2011, a joint tender for security upgrades for baggage and passenger screening was called for Wagga Wagga, Tamworth and Dubbo Airports, which was set to be completed by July 2012. Wagga Wagga City Council was to receive A$650,000 from the federal government to purchase the baggage and passenger screening equipment, with the council funding A$162,000 to install the equipment. In the 2011-12 financial year, Wagga Wagga City Council planned to develop a commercial aviation precinct at a cost of A$6.8 million, to attract aviation industries to the airport. The council would also allocate A$1.5 million for construction of 29 hangars for general aviation. The airport improvements funding were to be partly paid by the introduction of parking fees at the airport's carpark. Facilities Heavy maintenance The Regional Express Engineering heavy maintenance facility is based at Wagga Wagga Airport, providing maintenance for Saab 340 and Fairchild Metro SA-277 aircraft. Douglas Aerospace, a maintenance facility that specialises in painting aircraft has been based at Wagga Wagga airport since 2012. Clients include military, corporate and airline operators. The Rex Boeing 737 fleet were repainted at the Wagga Wagga facility before the type entered into service with the airline. Rex pilot academy The Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) campus at Wagga Wagga Airport was officially opened by Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese on 27 May 2010, after relocating from Mangalore Airport in Victoria. The Academy operates a fleet of Piper PA-28 Warrior and Piper PA-44 Seminole from Wagga Wagga Airport. The campus provides residential accommodation and academic facilities for up to 200 cadets annually, as well as a simulator centre equipped with three