Category: Air Traffic Management

Ballina Byron airport has commissioned Airservices to introduce RNAV (RNP)-AR terminal instrument flight procedures – or Smart Tracking. Airservices is developing new arrival flightpaths for both Runway 06 and Runway 24 at the regional airport, which has experienced rapid high-capacity traffic growth with the introduction of services by Jetstar and Virgin Australia. This content is

CASA has issued a two-year exemption allowing aircraft not equipped with ADS-B transponders to continue operating in airspace above Flight Level 290, a move that will be particularly welcomed by business jet operators. The mandate for all aircraft to be equipped with ADS-B was due to take effect from December 12 this year, but the

In a reflection of the growing significance of UAVs in Australia, two major UAV-related initiatives have recently been launched. The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) has been commissioned by air traffic management systems supplier Thales to advance Australian research into the implications for air traffic management of UAVs

Airservices has begun upgrade works to the instrument landing system (ILS) installed on the main runway at Melbourne Airport to improve low visibility operations. The essential works include increasing the size of the localiser antenna array at the southern end of the main runway (Runway 16). Works are scheduled to conclude by mid-November with re-certification