Airservices has set up two temporary control towers at the Avalon Airshow and brought in extra staff and equipment to safely manage the arrival and departure of hundreds of aircraft during the six-day event. The nation’s air traffic manager has about 20 staff on hand at Avalon across both the main control tower and two
Australia’s air navigation services provider says keeping aircraft on the ground at departure rather than having flights enter holding patterns prior to arrival has reduced airborne delays as well as lowered fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The findings are in report prepared by PwC and commissioned by Airservices that looked at the Metron Harmony system, which
Gold Coast Airport will have Airservices’ new digital air traffic control suite by the end of 2015. Airservices said on Tuesday it had awarded a $20 million contract to defence and security company Saab for the installation of its Integrated Tower Automation Suite (INTAS) at four existing control towers – Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast and
Airservices is putting trainee air traffic controllers through flight simulator sessions to give them a better understanding of a pilot’s perspective at 30,000ft. The flightdeck orientation and familiarisation course in a Boeing 737 simulator is run by Flight Experience in Melbourne, with current pilots from a number of Australian airlines used as instructors. The course
A hostage situation in Sydney has prompted authorities to divert aircraft away from the central business district. NSW Police helicopters are in the air above a cafe in Martin Place on Monday, with streets blocked off and scores of police and military personnel on the scene. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said there was “at this
Air traffic controllers from the Department of Defence (DoD) do not receive adequate refresher courses in maintaining proper separation of aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The ATSB made the findings in a report concerning an incident on October 2 2012 when a Boeing 737-800 departing Darwin airport and a descending Boeing 717 on
