Airservices Australia will man the control tower at Camden Airport southwest of Sydney for extended hours during the 2010 Scout Jamboree being held at nearby Cataract. The Jamboree includes flight activities by Scouts at Camden, and the tower will be manned from 09:00am to 5:00pm daily between January 5 and January 13 to support an
Airservices Australia announced on December 21 that it has completed its rollout of ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) ground stations, effectively giving radar-like coverage across Australia. The nationwide ADS-B network, as well as a digital communications backbone to support it, became fully operational from midnight on December 18. “The successful delivery of these programs
Airservices Australia announced on December 17 that it has commissioned Australia’s first advanced surface movement radar, at Melbourne Airport. The $35 million Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) aggregates surveillance data from multiple sources and helps to improve controllers’ situational awareness of possible ground conflicts, particularly at night or during bad weather. “While
Qantas commenced trials of RNP (Required Navigation Performance) procedures at Melbourne Airport on December 3, which it believes will help cut the environmental impact of its flights. “RNP utilises GPS technology that allows pilots to optimise flight approach and departure tracks,” explained Qantas group executive government and corporate affairs David Epstein. “This results in shorter
Airservices Australia has completed its 100th upgraded transmitter as part of a major project to upgrade its VHF radio communication network across Australia. The latest upgraded transmitter entered service during November at Table Mountain, Rockhampton, and is part of the $46 million VHF System Upgrade project, which is due for completion in mid 2010. The
GE Aviation has announced that it will acquire performance-based navigation services provider Naverus, which develops Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures for a number of airports around the world. GE says that it expects to gain synergies from being able to integrate Naverus’s RNP technology with its Aviation’s Systems business’s suite
