Airservices Australia is revising its takeoff procedures after a pair of passenger jets came dangerously close to each other as they climbed away from Melbourne Airport in 2010. According to an ATSB investigation released today, the December 5 2010 incident occurred when a Virgin Australia 737 departed Melbourne followed by a Qantas 767 travelling at
A series of errors by air traffic controllers at RAAF Williamtown that lead to a breakdown in separation between a Virgin Blue 737 and a defence-chartered Westwind business jet in February 2011, according to an ATSB report. The report says the RAAF controllers maintained the two aircraft on a mirror image course despite urgent warnings
Airservices Australia has named former Jetstar executive Unni Menon as its general manager of corporate and international affairs. Menon was formerly head of government and commercial partnerships at Jetstar and has nearly 30 years of aviation experience, according to a statement. In his new role, Menon will focus on building relationships with airlines, airports and
Airservices Australia has introduced an Enterprise Data Warehouse system (EDW) to bring together a range of aviation related information and improve data reporting and analysis. The EDW will combine information previously held in separate systems covering 85 sources, ranging from flight data, traffic patterns, aircraft and airport operations, airspace use, safety performance and internal information
Retired defence force chief Angus Houston has been appointed as the next chairman of Airservices Australia and will replace former Qantas executive David Forsyth when he retires on June 3. Houston’s appointment comes as Airservices Australia and the RAAF work toward a common system of civil and military air traffic management. The government says Houston’s
The government has provided first pass approval for Phases 2 and 3 of the Air 5431 Air Traffic Management and Control Systems project. This project will – in conjunction with Airservices Australia – deliver replacement surveillance radars and tower and approach automation systems for the current systems which are approaching the end of their life
