Gold Coast Airport and Airservices Australia have released plans to install an instrument landing system (ILS) to help reduce the number of missed approaches, diversions and delays due to weather. The ILS, which assists pilots on equipped aircraft with a precise radio navigation aid, is proposed for flights landing from the north on Runway 14,
Airservices has received a Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) award for its approach to recruiting and training air traffic controllers. Australia’s air traffic manager took out the Innovation and Excellence in Workforce Development Award at the TLISC Awards held in Melbourne on Thursday for its unique curriculum, world-class facilities and expert training. “Airservices
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 flew untracked for 27 minutes on its way from Sydney to Brisbane after air traffic controllers mistakenly assumed the flight was headed to Newcastle’s Williamtown Airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into the September 28 2012 incident found Airservices controllers let the aircraft, VH-VUM, fly about 225nm (416.7km) in controlled
Investigators have been unable to figure out why a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) unit on board a Qantas Airbus A330-200 failed to warn pilots about a loss of separation incident in September 2013, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says. The incident on September 20 2013 involved VH-EBS operating from Perth to Sydney and VH-EBO
A drone that can accept and respond to instructions from air traffic controllers has been developed by Melbourne’s RMIT University, bringing the integration of these increasing popular unmanned aircraft into civil airspace a step closer. The world-first technology, which enables a drone to respond to information requests and act on clearances issued by an air
Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss says the creation of one air traffic management system for the whole country will be of particular benefit for airports that handle both military and civilian aircraft. The federal government has named Thales as the successful supplier to commence work on the Onesky project, which aims to combine both the
