Airservices Australia has opened applications for its air traffic controller trainee program and is encouraging more females to apply to further balance diversity in this role across Australia.
Australia and Fiji have agreed to a new air services agreement that increases the number of available seats for airlines of both countries.
The Australian government has appointed former Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin as deputy chair of Airservices Australia.
Airservices Australia has successfully trialled a Satellite Based Augmentation System that allows smaller aircraft operators safer access to airfields.
With the rising use of drones many issues will arise to safely and efficiently accommodate this very different type of airspace user.
Airservices Australia says its trial of a new, advanced satellite navigation system have shown impressive results. In January 2017, the Commonwealth announced a two-year project to trial a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), which uses space-based and ground-based aids to support the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and promises navigational accuracy to less than 10
