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Thales’ bid to supply Australia’s new air traffic management system under the $600 million OneSKY program was selected on the basis of best value for money when technical risk was taken into account, Airservices Australia chief executive Jason Harfield says. Last month the Australian National Audit Office … [Read more...]
Airservices has launched a website portal that allows pilots to check live camera views of weather conditions at six locations around Australia. The portal initially features camera views at Archerfield airport, Kilmore Gap, Kingscoat airport, Launceston airport, Norfolk Island airport and Parafield … [Read more...]
Australia may end up paying too much for the combined civil and military air traffic management system OneSky despite a tender process that was “capable of producing a value for money outcome”, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) says. At the request of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s air navigation service provider plans to upgrade its air traffic management system (ATM) over the next four years to enhance safety and improve operational flexibility. Airways New Zealand said it had chosen the Skyline X system from technology company Leidos to replace the country’s two … [Read more...]
Aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) in Australia must now be fitted with ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) technology following the passing of the final fitment mandate on Thursday. The mandate required all flights operating under IFR to have ADS-B, which is a … [Read more...]