Safe, effective and efficient airspace solutions

Airservices Australia’s airspace design and management services are based on a full investigation of current and future requirements of airlines and airports from the ground up and the application of sophisticated computer simulation for traffic modeling.

We provide airspace consultancy services to air navigation service providers, airline operators, military authorities and related industry organisations around the globe.

Airspace services

• Airport capacity and flow modelling
• Flexible air route design
• Airspace management
• Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) procedures and training
• Traffic flow management
• GPS procedures design

Customer benefits:

• a thorough understanding of international aviation regulations, standards and requirements
• expertise in analysis and modelling of a full range of options for designing airspace classes, boundaries and characteristics
• careful and comprehensive simulation and analysis of all options
• innovative design solutions and implementation of appropriate technology and procedures
• a partnership focussed on delivering safe, environmentally appropriate, commercial and operationally efficient outcomes.

Airservices is a driving force behind development of international aviation standards in relation to:

• Global Positioning System (GPS) non-precision approaches
• terminal area instrument procedures
• lowest safe altitudes (LSALT) for published air routes
• terminal area instrument procedures and LSALT determinations
• instrument approach procedures to ICAO Pans Ops standards
• management of the ICAO collision risk models
• management of the Pans Ops CADD projects
• advise on ICAO Pans Ops standards and procedures
• liaison with industry in IAL, SID and STAR procedures.

 Our teams are involved in:

• evaluating airport plans and proposals
• testing changes to airspace or air routes prior to implementation
• assessing potential traffic capacity and flow problems
• examining airport and sector capacity and delays as well as airborne conflicts
• determining appropriate solutions including requirements for new gates, taxiways or runways
• identifying potential cost savings.