A380 to make green flights across Atlantic
Air France Airbus A380s will take part in ‘green flight’ revenue flight trials between New York and Paris during the fourth quarter of 2010 to test procedures similar to those used during the ASPIRE trial flights between Australia and the US conducted... [Continue reading]
VHF modernisation completed
Airservices Australia has completed an upgrade of the VHF radio network which it says will provide enhanced communication between aircraft and air traffic control. The upgrade included replacing analogue and relay-based equipment with new digital equipment... [Continue reading]
New tower for Rockhampton
Airservices Australia has started construction of a new air traffic control tower at Rockhampton Airport which will replace the current tower which was first commissioned in 1961. “The tower will greatly enhance our services and ensure we are well... [Continue reading]
Airservices to spend $200m on infrastructure
Airservices Australia has announced that it plans to invest $200 million over the next 12 months for a number of infrastructure improvements around the country. “By investing in new and emerging technologies, we will be establishing the foundation... [Continue reading]
Tasmania gets WAM radar
Airservices Australia says that safety in the skies over Tasmania has increased with the commissioning of Australia’s first Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) radar system, which provides enhanced en route surveillance of air traffic across Tasmania at... [Continue reading]
New funding for CASA passes
Parliament has passed legislation which will increase the excise on aviation fuel which will increase funding to CASA. The rise in excise to 3.556 cents per litre will provide an additional $89.9 million annually to CASA. The government says that this... [Continue reading]
New fire station and control tower for Broome
Broome Airport will receive a new $20 million integrated fire station and air traffic control tower which is expected to become operational in 2011. “As the first combined facility of its kind in Australia, the new, state-of-the-art Aviation and Rescue... [Continue reading]
Vocal few raise aircraft noise complaints
Airservices Australia CEO Greg Russell has told a Senate committee hearing that more than half of the 24,000 noise complaints received by the ATC provider came from only 20 individuals. Russell noted that two-thirds of complaints received in Perth were... [Continue reading]
Boeing wins contract for Next Generation ATC
Boeing has been awarded a research and development contract of up to US$1.7bn (A$2bn) from the US Federal Aviation Administration as part of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Under the contract, Boeing will provide... [Continue reading]
Cairns ILS to be upgraded
Airservices Australia has announced that it will upgrade the instrument landing system (ILS) at Cairns Airport to increase its reliability. The upgrade will cost $3 million and will be undertaken before the onset of the wet season. The works are expected... [Continue reading]
New appointments to Airservices board
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has reappointed David Forsyth as the chairman of Airservices Australia and Hank Meertens as a board member, while also appointing Jude Munro as a new member of the board. “I am pleased that Mr Forsyth has agreed... [Continue reading]
