Four student pilots are a step closer to realising their dream of flying, after receiving an Airservices Australia Learn to Fly Scholarship earlier this week. Part of a four-year sponsorship agreement with the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (RFACA) worth almost $100,000, the four would-be pilots were awarded the scholarships at the RFACA’s
A new Air Traffic Management (ATM) research and development centre will aim to pioneer innovative solutions for air travel, after Thales Australia completed construction of the Centre of Advanced Studies in ATM (CASIA). Located within Thales’ existing Melbourne premises, CASIA will research ways to make air travel safer and more efficient, as well as deliver
Airservices Australia is showcasing its latest air traffic control tower technology at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport for the first time. The new suite of technology provides air traffic controllers with an integrated layout for flight and operational data, surveillance and voice communications through four interactive touch screens. The new technology is being
Airservices Australia ARFF aviation fire fighters lent a hand to the clean-up effort around Brisbane’s CBD earlier this month, as the city began to recover from last week’s devastating floods. Two teams, each consisting of six or seven aviation fire fighters, an ultra-large fire vehicle, plus an additional 4WD and cleaning equipment, spent the weekend
Airservices Australia commissioned Wagga Wagga Airport’s new instrument landing system (ILS) on the morning of December 16. The new ILS gives much improved poor weather access to the airport including for regional airline services operated by Regional Express (Rex) and QantasLink. It will also be used by Regional Express’s Wagga Wagga Airport based Australian Airline
Airservices Australia is opening air traffic control towers in the Western Australian northwest centres of Broome and Karratha this week to cope with the significant growth in aircraft movements to the two key regional airports. From November 18 Airservices controllers will start providing ATC services from Karratha’s existing but refurbished air traffic control tower (it