Thales Australia has officially open its CASIA air traffic management research and development centre in Melbourne. State Minister for the Aviation Industry, Gordon Rich-Phillips, officially opened the new facility today (May 17), known as the Centre for Advanced Studies in Air Traffic Management (or CASIA). Partly funded by the Victorian government, CASIA will be used
Airservices Australia has begun site preparation work for a temporary radar facility at Machans Beach, north of Cairns, in order to maintain current levels of radar coverage in the region while a more permanent radar facility is upgraded. The site, which is already owned by Airservices, was chosen to host the temporary radar because of
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released an issues paper seeking public comment on Airservices Australia’s proposed new long term pricing arrangement. Airservices, the monopoly, government owned provider of air traffic control and aviation rescue and fire-fighting (ARFF) services in Australia, is proposing a new long term, five year pricing arrangement, which would
Greg Dunstone, a pioneer of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, has received the Royal Aeronautical Society’s prestigious Lawrence Hargrave Award for 2011, presented in Canberra on April 12. “Greg Dunstone has led Airservices Australia’s ADS-B initiatives since proposing the first trial in 2000,” the RAeS noted. “His pioneering work and leadership resulted in the successful
A new Air Traffic Management (ATM) research and development centre will aim to pioneer innovative solutions for air travel, after Thales Australia completed construction of the Centre of Advanced Studies in ATM (CASIA). Located within Thales’ existing Melbourne premises, CASIA will research ways to make air travel safer and more efficient, as well as deliver
Airservices Australia is showcasing its latest air traffic control tower technology at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport for the first time. The new suite of technology provides air traffic controllers with an integrated layout for flight and operational data, surveillance and voice communications through four interactive touch screens. The new technology is being
