Category: Air Traffic Management

Flights around and into Europe may not resume for a number of days due to the cloud of volcanic ash currently covering much of the continent, costing airlines millions of dollars and leading to further chaos at hub airports elsewhere. A number of airlines from around the world have continued to cancel flights over the

Airservices Australia and the Department of Defence have issued a joint statement outlining changes to some flightpaths in and out of Perth Airport as a result of night time exercises being conducted by RAAF F-111s from Pearce from April 13-15. The two organisations noted that the training will be carried out north of Perth from

Airservices Australia has again deployed a temporary air traffic control tower for the duration of the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix. Staffed by Airservices controllers from the Essendon and Moorabbin airport control towers, the event tower will manage hundreds of helicopter movements and high-speed flying displays by the RAAF Roulettes, an FA-18 Hornet and Black

Airservices Australia and the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) have awarded four scholarships to young women to assist with the cost of flying training. The four winners were announced at the AWPA annual general meeting in Ballarat on March 20, and will each receive $6000 to subsidise the cost of obtaining a private or commercial