CASA will be conducting special safety checks of flight paths at Kingsford Smith, Bankstown and Camden Airports as well as RAAF Richmond over the weekend of October 30-31. The check flights will be operated by Radiola Aerospace Pty Ltd and use a Cessna Conquest to ensure navigation aids are operational and not suffering interference, as
A major upgrade of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Cairns Airport to improve its reliability and extend its useful life has now been completed by Airservices Australia. “The old ILS equipment was one of the least reliable in the country and outages during the last wet season made it a priority for replacement. The
Thales Australia has started construction of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Air Traffic Management (CASIA) for research and development into air traffic management in Melbourne as part of efforts to place it at the forefront of new technologies in the area. Chris Jenkins, Thales Australia’s CEO, said CASIA represented the next chapter of ATM
The US FAA has announced that following the success of its initial trials that it will deploy Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology across the country by 2013. The nationwide rollout of ADS-B will result in all areas currently covered by radar also covered by ADS-B, and will see over 800 ground stations installed. Already more
Airservices Australia has begun recruiting for its technical traineeship program for next year, which will see up to 15 positions offered for students to undertake training to eventually maintain key air navigation equipment around Australia. Under the program, trainees undertake a two year Diploma of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Riverina Institute in Wagga
Three Airservices Australia capital investment projects have taken out three separate state awards for project management. The Queensland section of the AIPM judged the management of Airservices’ new Sunshine Coast Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) as the winner in the Defence/Aerospace category for its state project management awards. Airservices also won state awards for
