Wellcamp airport nearing completion just outside Toowoomba is expected to have some air traffic management issues given its close proximity to two other airfields, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says. The CASA Office of Airspace Regulation’s preliminary assessment of airspace issues at Brisbane West Wellcamp airport found there were a series of potential air
The NSW government has begun lobbying federal ministers to lift the hourly movement cap at Sydney Airport during peak periods. NSW deputy premier and minister for tourism Andrew Stoner says he has spoken to federal minister for trade and development Andrew Robb and infrastructure minister Warren Truss regarding the 80 aircraft movements an hour cap
The federal government’s Commission of Audit has recommended a review into the operations and activities of government-owned monopoly air traffic management service provider Airservices Australia. The report recommends: “an independent review be undertaken of Airservices Australia with a particular focus on the scope of its activities as well as its planned capital expenditure program.” It also mentions
The Australian Certified UAV Operators Association (ACUO) is calling for the current Federal Government Aviation Safety Regulation Review to back a harder line to combat the growing problem of illegal unmanned aircraft operations. The call comes as the ACUO released its submission to the review in light of a recent reported near-miss incident involving a
Airways New Zealand and GroupEAD have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture to provide next-generation AIM and Airport Data Quality services across the region. The joint venture intends to commence operations on 1 July, and says it will provide “aeronautical information of a considerably higher quality and accessibility than is generally available today,” and
Melbourne Airport’s new air traffic control tower was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss and Airservices chairman Angus Houston on Friday. The 75 metre tall tower was built at a cost of $19 million tower. Operational since November, it is the fourth new Airservices tower to feature INTAS – Integrated Tower
