A partnership between Airservices, Airways New Zealand and the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has led to aircraft operating over the Pacific Ocean being tracked every 14 minutes. Airservices said in a statement the three air traffic management providers were using the existing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) technology to monitor an aircraft’s position when
Airservices has installed two new en route radars in North Queensland that will boost coverage and offer an additional layer of aircraft surveillance on top of satellite systems. The nation’s air navigation services provider said en route radars have been replaced at Tabletop near Townsville and Mt Alma near Rockhampton. The two radars, which offer what
Airservices’ will have a new director on the board following the appointment of John McGee. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development said McGee, who was previously managing director of the Bank of New York Australia Pty Ltd and a solicitor in Australia and the UK, had been appointed for a three-year
Airservices is seeking to raise charges for air navigation services by an average of 3.3 per cent a year over the five years from 2016 under its proposed new long term pricing agreement (LTPA). The nation’s air traffic controller is seeking feedback on the LTPA, which covers charges for its enroute navigation, terminal navigation and
Airservices says chief executive Margaret Staib will leave the organisation in August for health reasons. The nation’s air traffic navigation services provider said on Friday Staib would “not be renewing her term in October and will leave Airservices in August”. “Ms Staib’s decision has been prompted by her decision to focus on her short term
Airservices says contracts to design and build the software system for its Onesky air traffic control system have been signed. The contract signing is the latest step in the development of the new air traffic management system, which aims to combine Australia’s civil and military air traffic management systems, which are currently separate, into one
