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Work begins on $11.5 million fire training ground at Melbourne Airport
24-02-2012 - Airservices today marked the start of construction for a new aviation fire fighting training ground at Melbourne Airport. The $11.5 million ‘hot fire’ training facility will be the only one of its kind in the southern hemisp... Read More »
Letter to the Gold Coast Bulletin - Instrument Landing System
15-02-2012 - Dear Editor, Your story and editorial today (Playing with lives) on progress for an Instrument Landing System at Gold Coast Airport is sensationalist, innacurate and unhelpful.The Gold Coast airport is operating safely, and irresponsibl... Read More »
Technical trainees take to the classroom
03-02-2012 - Airservices fourth class of future technical officers have begun studying a specialised two-year technical curriculum in at TAFE NSW’s Riverina Institute at Wagga Wagga. This year’s intake sees 10 trainees working towards a ... Read More »
Airservices keep pilots safe in the sky
01-02-2012 - Don’t be alarmed if you see a low-flying aircraft in your area this month - chances are it’s Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) checking the navigational aids used by pilots daily. Airservices, the provider of air t... Read More »
Specialised checks keep pilots in the sky
16-01-2012 - Don’t be alarmed if you see low flying planes this month because chances are its Airservices Flight Inspection Service (FIS) checking the navigational aids used by pilots daily. Airservices, the provider of air traffic management ... Read More »
Airservices supports women’s entry into aviation industry
11-01-2012 - Time is running out for women to apply for the Airservices-sponsored Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) Flight Training Scholarships, with applications closing at the end of this month. Airservices spokesperson Rob Walker... Read More »
Instrument landing system upgrades for Sydney and Canberra
05-01-2012 - Airservices will this month commence essential upgrade works on instrument landing systems (ILS) at Sydney and Canberra airports as part of a major enhancement to key air navigation technology nationally. ILS is a course-forming radio n... Read More »
Final preparations underway for Santa’s visit
24-12-2011 - Airservices air traffic controllers are making their final preparations ahead of Santa’s visit through Australian airspace this evening. Working with meteorologists in Airservices National Operations Centre, we will be providing S... Read More »
Santa audio grabs Sunday 25 December
23-12-2011 - Audio grabs good for Sunday 25 December 2011. Airservices spokesperson Amanda Palmer. How to track Santa Airservices 2011 website www.airservicesaustralia.com/santa11 Airservices tracks Santa www.facebook.com/airservicessanta11 ... Read More »
Santa audio grabs Saturday 24 December
23-12-2011 - Audio grabs good for Saturday 24 December 2011. Airservices spokesperson Amanda Palmer. How to track Santa Airservices 2011 website www.airservicesaustralia.com/santa11 Airservices tracks Santa www.facebook.com/airservicessanta11 ... Read More »
Santa audio grabs Friday 23 December
23-12-2011 - Audio grabs good for Friday 23 December. Airservices spokesperson Amanda Palmer. Further audio grabs will be uploaded at 11.00am EST on Christmas Eve, and at 6.00am on Christmas morning Read More »
Santa releases his flight path
21-12-2011 - With only four days until Christmas, Airservices air traffic controllers are making their final preparations for Santa’s flight through Australian skies. Santa has again happily agreed to share his flight path with Airservices, al... Read More »
Defence and Airservices brief industry on ATC future system
20-12-2011 - The Australian Defence Force and Airservices Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to greater harmonisation at an industry supplier briefing session in Canberra. The joint industry brief is a key milestone in the project to procure... Read More »
Airservices tests systems ahead of Christmas Eve
15-12-2011 - As the countdown continues towards Christmas, Airservices has tested and calibrated the equipment on Santa’s sleigh to ensure he won’t miss visiting any houses during his yearly visit. The sleigh, equipped with the latest sa... Read More »
Unni Menon joins Airservices executive management team
15-12-2011 - Unni Menon has this week joined Airservices Australia as General Manager, Corporate and International Affairs. Mr Menon is the former Head of Government and Commercial Partnerships at Jetstar Airways. He has almost 30 years’ manag... Read More »
Countdown begins for mandatory ADS-B fitment
14-12-2011 - The deadline for fitment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology in aircraft operating within Australian airspace at and above 29,000 feet (FL290) is now less than two years away. Australia’s air traffic c... Read More »
Airservices moves to enterprise data warehouse solution
13-12-2011 - Airservices has introduced a singe data warehousing solution to bring together a vast range of aviation-related information and improve data capture, reporting and analysis. The air navigation service provider has been working with IBM ... Read More »
Airservices tracks Santa 2011
12-12-2011 - Santa and his elves are working very hard this year to make Christmas extra special. For this to happen, he has teamed up with Airservices to help guide him around Australia as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve. News grabs, photos and video will be made available to registered media for download. Read More »
Airservices launches Santa 2011
12-12-2011 - Preparations for Santa's visit to Australia have begun, with Australia's air navigation service provider launching its 'Santa 2011' website. The preparations come as air traffic controllers prepare for Santa's Read More »
Trainee air traffic controllers reach key career milestone
05-12-2011 - Australian skies are welcoming the latest group of trainee air traffic controllers to reach a crucial career milestone with the national air navigation services provider. Airservices today marked the achievement of 27 trainee controller... Read More »
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