Category: Air Traffic Management

AirAsia X flight radar vectored to Melbourne after Sydney data entry error
Air Traffic Management

Pilots of an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 bound for Kuala Lumpur lost almost all navigational information shortly after takeoff from Sydney due to an incorrect entry into the aircraft’s flight management and guidance system, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found. The ATSB report on the March 10 2015 incident, published on Wednesday, said

Airservices criticised over OneSky contracts
Air Traffic Management

Airservices did not follow its own policies and procedures in contracting an external organisation, the International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM), to provide services related to the OneSky project, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found. At the request of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee and the Minister for Infrastructure

Airservices CEO seeks return to profitability amid organisational overhaul
Air Traffic Management

Airservices chief executive Jason Harfield is targeting a return to profitability in the year ahead, as the organisation cuts staff and takes advantage of new technologies to improve work practices as part of a “new operating model”. The overhaul is part of Airservices’ Accelerate program that was first launched in March and is designed to address

Less than six months to go to meet ADS-B mandate
Air Traffic Management

Airservices says there are about 1,000 Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft yet to install Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology as the clock ticks down for compliance with the federal government’s mandate. The current mandates require all flights operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) to have ADS-B, which is a satellite-based technology enabling aircraft to

ATSB investigating loss of separation between Jetstar A320 and Malaysia AirAsia X A330 near Gold Coast Airport
Air Traffic Management

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed it is investigating the circumstances where a Jetstar Airbus A320 and Malaysia AirAsia X A330 managed to fly too close to each other near Gold Coast Airport. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Aviation Australia, Airways New Zealand form new training centre
Air Traffic Management

Training company Aviation Australia and air navigation services provider Airways New Zealand have formed a joint-venture to train new air traffic controllers. The pair will open a new facility at Aviation Australia’s Brisbane training campus featuring total control radar and aerodrome simulators that will cater for international students, with Airways New Zealand to run ab-initio air

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