iscoverOne of the unions representing Virgin Australia pilots has called for a government inquiry into Australia’s air traffic control systems. The Virgin Independent Pilots Association (VIPA) says federal infrastructure minister Warren Truss needs to hold a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the management of Australian airspace. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Airservices has announced the appointment of Ms Mairi Barton as Executive General Manager, Corporate and Industry Affairs. An Airservices statement says Ms Barton has more than 20 years of communications and public affairs experience which spans state and federal government as well as the agricultural and financial services sectors, with her most recent position being
The annual Australian Airports Association National Conference and exhibition will be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 23-27 2014. The AAA expects more than 600 delegates to visit the conference to hear speakers drawn from senior leadership roles across industry and government. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Sydney Airport’s Ground Based Augmentation System – GBAS – has been commissioned into service, clearing the way for operational use of the technology which ultimately promises GPS-augmented precision guidance approaches to CAT III mimima standards. Sydney Airport’s GBAS system was launched on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss as well as Airservices acting CEO,
New Zealand has launched a comprehensive National Air Navigation and Airspace Plan to modernise its entire aviation management system in an ambitious 10-year timeframe. Dubbed ‘New Southern Sky’, the plan aims to address all of NZ’s aviation-related infrastructure and services, including air navigation, surveillance, communications, aeronautical information management, air traffic management (ATM), airspace design, increasing
Airservices Australia says it will commence construction of a new $11.4 million aviation rescue fire station at Coffs Harbour Airport this week. Airservices Executive general manager projects and engineering, Mark Rodwell, said that the new fire station was being built following a sustained increase in passenger numbers which took it above the regulatory trigger for
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