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Airservices inspects navigation aids in busiest month of the year
11-01-2011 - Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) has a busy month ahead as they take to the skies in Western Australia and other parts of the country to check navigation aids crucial to the safety of Australia’s airways. The twice-year... Read More »
Airservices predicts wet ride for Santa in northern Australia
24-12-2010 - Airservices National Operations Centre is predicting a wet ride for Santa across northern Australia this Christmas Eve. The weather is the result of a monsoonal low pressure system over the Coral Sea which is moving towards the Queensla... Read More »
New radar provides enhanced air traffic surveillance for the top end
17-12-2010 - Airservices has commissioned a new secondary terminal area radar near Darwin Airport to provide improved surveillance of air traffic up to 256 nautical miles (474 km) around the city. The radar, located at Knuckey’s Lagoon, will p... Read More »
Airservices launches Santa 2010
13-12-2010 - Airservices Australia launched Santa’s official travel website, Santa 2010, today as he prepares for his flight through Australian airspace this Christmas Eve.Airservices air traffic controllers work closely with Santa and his elve... Read More »
Airservices begins construction on technical services facility in Melbourne
09-12-2010 - Airservices Australia today marked the start of construction of a new technical services facility at Melbourne Airport.The new centre will house the engineers, technicians and equipment required to maintain the safety and integrity of Au... Read More »
Hobart welcomes new aviation fire fighters, vehicles and fire control centre
07-12-2010 - Airservices welcomed three new airport fire fighters following an exclusive recruitment round and as many new ultra-large fire vehicle Mk8s to its aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) service at Hobart Airport today. The welcome coi... Read More »
New aviation fire trucks for Launceston Airport
06-12-2010 - Launceston Airport received a boost to its aviation safety today with the introduction by Airservices of new high visibility Mk8 (pronounced Mark 8) Rosenbauer fire trucks.The vehicles, each valued at over $1m, are part of a $124 million... Read More »
Delays forecast for national air traffic system as weather closes in
02-12-2010 - Unstable weather conditions across eastern Australia are anticipated to result in ongoing disruptions to the national air traffic system over the next few days. Heavy rain, low cloud, occasional storms and fog across the east coast of Au... Read More »
Airservices inspects navigation aids this festive season
01-12-2010 - Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) will visit urban and regional Australia this December to check navigation aids essential to the safe operation of Australia's airways this Christmas.The checks of critical air navigation equipm... Read More »
Airservices technical trainees graduate at ceremony in Wagga Wagga
30-11-2010 - Airservices first group of technical trainees have graduated with a Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering at a ceremony in Wagga Wagga today. The 15 graduates will now join the nation’s air navigation service provi... Read More »
Milestone for construction of new Airservices facility in Broome
16-11-2010 - Airservices today marked a milestone in the construction of the organisation’s new combined air traffic control tower and fire station at Broome Airport with the pouring of the concrete foundations for the $20 million facility.Exca... Read More »
New air traffic control services for Broome and Karratha
16-11-2010 - Airservices officially begins managing air traffic at Broome and Karratha airports this week in recognition of the significant boost in aircraft movement expected in north-west Australia over the coming years.In Broome, air traffic contr... Read More »
Australian and Indonesian aviation authorities to exchange ADS-B flight data
15-11-2010 - Airservices Australia and the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have reached a formal agreement to exchange enhanced flight data for aircraft travelling across the two countries’ Flight Information Region boun... Read More »
Airservices welcomes new airport fire fighters
12-11-2010 - Airservices Australia has welcomed 18 new aviation rescue fire fighters into service at a ceremony at Melbourne Airport today. The graduating recruits will join more than 700 fire fighters stationed at the nation’s busiest airport... Read More »
David Byers joins Airservices Corporate and International Affairs
09-11-2010 - David Byers has commenced in the role of General Manager, Corporate and International Affairs, with Airservices Australia.Mr Byers is the former CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).While at CEDA he played a ... Read More »
History of aviation fire fighting on show
05-11-2010 - An Airservices high visibility Mk8 Rosenbauer fire truck will be open for inspection at the Airways Museum at Essendon Airport next week (13 November) to coincide with the launch of a new photographic exhibition on aviation rescue and fi... Read More »
Airservices upgrades and inspections make for safe flying
02-11-2010 - Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) will visit urban and regional Australia this month checking navigation aids and continuing to upgrade non-directional beacons to make Australia’s airways safer. The checks of critical ai... Read More »
Trainee fire fighters put through paces at Sydney Airport
25-10-2010 - Airservices will be conducting simulated aviation rescue and fire fighting exercises at Sydney Airport as trainee fire fighters are put through their paces. Over the course of two weeks, 18 trainee fire fighters will be put through a ser... Read More »
Strong winds affecting air traffic operations in Sydney
16-10-2010 - Strong westerly winds gusting up to 40 knots (75km.hr) are currently affecting air traffic control operations in Sydney.The winds are restricting aircraft arrivals and departures to the east west runway (Runway 25) only. Residents ... Read More »
Weather may cause delays and diversions on east coast
15-10-2010 - A strong weather front moving across eastern Australia may cause disruptions to flights today.Heavy rain, strong and gusty winds, and the chance of isolated storms are predicted for Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast ai... Read More »
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