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Airservices makes skies safe for pilots
29-10-2012 - If you see a low-flying aircraft in your area this month, don’t be alarmed, chances are it’s Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) checking the navigational aids used by pilots daily.Airservices, provider of air traffic... Read More »
Airservices rolling out in support of CanTeen’s National Bandanna Day
25-10-2012 - Airservices aviation fire fighters will be supporting young people living with cancer when they get behind National Bandanna Day tomorrow. National Bandanna Day is CanTeen’s biggest annual fundraiser with a goal to sell one millio... Read More »
Aviation fire rescue training hots up at Sydney Airport
25-10-2012 - Airservices Australia will be conducting aviation rescue and fire fighting training at Sydney Airport until 14 November. The training will see a group of 19 trainee fire fighters put through a series of scenarios to hone their skills in... Read More »
Controllers recognised as part of international celebrations
As part of the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller tomorrow, Airservices has recognised the professional work its employees do in keeping our national airways safe. Airservices, Australia’s national provider of air tra... Read More »
Sensationalist reporting undermines Australia’s excellent safety record
12-10-2012 - The recent article by Ben Sandilands ‘Airservices ‘lost Virgin jet’ screen grab unmasks its lie’ is simply wrong. Any suggestion that there is a ‘cover up’ by Airservices is completely false. The inc... Read More »
Search on for trainee air traffic controllers in Queensland
02-10-2012 - Airservices Australia, the nation’s air navigation service provider, is on the look out for trainee air traffic controllers in Queensland. Applicants need to have good spatial awareness, a strong multi-tasking ability, quick, accu... Read More »
Airservices seeking aviation fire fighters
27-09-2012 - Airservices Australia is offering an opportunity for men and women to join its national elite Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service. Read More »
Airservices upgrades navigational equipment at Alice Springs
21-09-2012 - Airservices Australia, the nation’s air navigation services provider, has successfully completed essential upgrade works on the instrument landing system (ILS) at Alice Springs Airport as part of a major enhancement program of such... Read More »
Airservices and Woodside to provide Indigenous training
20-09-2012 - Airservices and Woodside have signed an agreement to provide new training opportunities for Indigenous Australians living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The announcement follows Airservices launch of its inaugural Reconci... Read More »
Airservices welcomes the Australian Paralympic team
13-09-2012 - Airservices aviation fire fighters have welcomed home the Australian Paralympic team after the conclusion of the 2012 London Paralympics. Call-signed ‘Qantas 6058’, the specially painted Qantas 747-400, featuring a boxing ka... Read More »
ADS-B approval process altered as roll-out continues
04-09-2012 - Airservices is now providing enhanced separation services to all aircraft fitted with Automatic Dependant Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B Out) technology operating outside of radar coverage. The move follows changes to the approval proces... Read More »
Airservices navigation aid checks support regional aviation
31-08-2012 - Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) will visit locations nationally this September checking air navigation aids are operating correctly for the safe passage of regional and recreational aviators. Accuracy checks of these ground-... Read More »
Airservices opens new engineering building at Melbourne
22-08-2012 - Airservices has today officially opened a new projects and engineering building at its Melbourne Airport compound, consolidating staff into one central location to improve service delivery to industry and ensuring technical staff have a ... Read More »
Airservices upgrades navigational equipment at Perth
22-08-2012 - Airservices Australia, the nation’s air navigation services provider, will this week begin essential works on the instrument landing system (ILS) at Perth Airport. ILS is a course-forming radio navigation aid that supports the saf... Read More »
Airservices welcomes Australian Olympic team
15-08-2012 - Airservices air traffic controllers and aviation fire fighters have welcomed home the Australian Olympic team after the conclusion of the 2012 London Olympics. Read More »
Work underway on radar installation in Pilbara region
15-08-2012 - Work is underway by Airservices Australia, the national air traffic control services provider, to install an en route radar in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The radar, being built at Paraburdoo, will be used to provide air tr... Read More »
Airservices releases Reconciliation Action Plan
09-08-2012 - As part of a commitment to acknowledging Indigenous Australians, their heritage and culture, Airservices today launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan 2012-2016. The plan sets out a four year vision for actions and targets tha... Read More »
Airservices and Defence sign operating level agreement
27-07-2012 - Airservices and the Department of Defence have signed an Operating Level Agreement which governs the relationship between the two organisations for the acquisition and support of a new air traffic management (ATM) system for Australia. ... Read More »
Airservices begins upgrade of terminal area radar in Perth
18-07-2012 - Airservices Australia, the nation’s air navigation services provider, has begun essential upgrade works on the terminal area radar (TAR) near Perth Airport as part of a $90 million Australian Mode S Terminal Area Radar (AMSTAR) pro... Read More »
Mackay Air Traffic Control Tower turns 40
12-07-2012 - Airservices Mackay Air Traffic Control Tower last week marked 40 years of providing safe and efficient air traffic control services in the region. The tower, which opened on 6 July 1972 by the Civil Aviation Authority, is one of 28 cont... Read More »
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