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Letter to the West Australian - Metron Traffic Flow
Dear Editor, Your article ‘Airport snarl-up a nightmare’ (Wednesday 11 July) is incomplete and misrepresents the facts. To help address... Read More »
Airservices opens new Broome air traffic control and aviation fire station
04-07-2012 - The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP has opened a new combined air traffic control tower and aviation rescue fire station at Broome Airport - the first facility of its type in Australia. Airservices... Read More »
Airservices commissions new equipment in Canberra
28-06-2012 - Airservices has replaced two pieces of vital air navigation equipment that will deliver enhanced surveillance and guidance for aircraft operating into and around Canberra Airport. The new terminal area radar at Mt Majura, commissioned i... Read More »
Airservices upgrades navigational equipment at Alice Springs
20-06-2012 - Airservices Australia, the nation's air navigation services provider, will this week begin essential upgrade works on the instrument landing system (ILS) at Alice Springs Airport as part of a major enhancement of such technology national... Read More »
New visual navigation and terminal area charts released
18-06-2012 - Airservices has produced three new visual navigation charts (VNC) and two new terminal area charts (TAC) in response to an increase in demand for coverage. The introduction of the VNCs, covering the Riverina district and Tasmania, has r... Read More »
Trainee air traffic controllers reach key career milestone
15-06-2012 - Australian skies have welcomed the latest group of trainee air traffic controllers to reach a crucial career milestone with the national air navigation services provider. Airservices this week marked the achievement of 28 trainee contro... Read More »
Airservices Acting Chief Executive Officer's speech at the annual Waypoint conference
13-06-2012 - The challenges presented by demand, capacity and efficiency was the topic of Airservices Acting Chief Executive Officer Andrew Clark's 'state of the nation' address at the organisation's annual industry consultation forum, Waypoint, on 6... Read More »
Letter to the Sunday Herald Sun - air traffic controller behaviour
10-06-2012 - Dear Editor, Your story (Out of control, page 10, Sunday edition) on air traffic controller behaviour in towers and centres is sensationalist and irresponsible. Any allegation that there is a threat to passenger safety, or that staff a... Read More »
New approach to air traffic management sees positive results
06-06-2012 - The first stage of a new collaborative approach to industry-wide air traffic management in Australia has seen positive results for airlines, with an average reduction of five minutes flight time per flight on the Melbourne-Sydney city pa... Read More »
Aviation industry focuses on demand, capacity and efficiency
06-06-2012 - The challenges presented by demand, capacity and efficiency in the Australian aviation industry were the key themes discussed today at Airservices annual industry consultation forum, Waypoint. The forum, attended by Airservices key stak... Read More »
Airservices welcomes Scoot to Sydney
05-06-2012 - Airservices air traffic controllers and aviation fire fighters have welcomed Singapore Airlines' low-cost offshoot, Scoot Airlines, on its inaugural flight to Sydney this morning. Call-signed ‘Scooter 2’ (flight TZ002), the ... Read More »
CEO to leave Airservices
17-05-2012 - Airservices Australia the national air traffic provider has announced that its long serving Chief Executive Officer Mr Greg Russell has tendered his resignation. The Chairman of Airservices Mr David Forsyth said that “Mr Russell h... Read More »
Airservices commissions new fire vehicles at Sydney Airport
16-05-2012 - Today the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, commissioned four high visibility Mk8 (pronounced Mark 8) fire rescue vehicles for its aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) operation at Sydney Airport, boosting ... Read More »
Alliance Airlines paves the way for early ADS-B fitment
24-04-2012 - Alliance Airlines has fitted automatic dependant surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) technology to four of its Fokker 100 aircraft operating in Western Australia, paving the way for the forward fitment to the remainder of its fleet. ADS-B is... Read More »
Airservices supports women’s flying dreams through flight scholarships
23-04-2012 - The dream of a career in aviation is closer for four women thanks to financial support from Airservices Australia, the national air traffic services provider. The four pilots have won flight training scholarships offered in conjunction ... Read More »
Airservices welcomes Nancy-Bird Walton home to Sydney
22-04-2012 - Airservices air traffic controllers and aviation fire fighters have welcomed the return of Qantas’ flagship A380, the Nancy-Bird Walton, to Sydney today. Call-signed ‘QF32’ (Qantas flight 32), the A380 touched down on ... Read More »
Scholarship winners take to skies with Airservices support
20-04-2012 - Four aviation enthusiasts will take to the skies thanks to the financial support of Airservices Australia, the nation’s air navigation service provider. The pilots-to-be were awarded Airservices Learn to Fly Scholarships in conjun... Read More »
Aviation fire rescue training hots up at Sydney Airport
16-04-2012 - Airservices Australia will be conducting aviation rescue and fire fighting training at Sydney Airport from today until 18 May. The training will see a group of 12 experienced fire fighters put through a series of aviation training scena... Read More »
Young adults awarded $2,500 flying scholarships
10-04-2012 - Ten young adults are a step closer to a career in aviation thanks to financial support from Airservices Australia, the national air traffic control service provider. The group, aged between 15 and 17, were chosen from a field of about 5... Read More »
New terminal area radar commissioned in Cairns
13-03-2012 - Airservices has commissioned a new terminal area radar near Cairns Airport which will enhance surveillance of aircraft in the airspace around the airport. The $5.5 million upgrade is part of a $90 million modernisation program being car... Read More »
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