About
What is OneSKY?
OneSKY Australia® is the most complex transformation of air traffic management in Australian aviation history. It’s a partnership between Airservices and the Department of Defence, replacing existing air traffic management systems with an advanced integrated system known as the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS). OneSKY Australia® was established to deliver more efficient air services, support future air traffic growth with enhanced safety and enhanced national security. The program will deliver more than $2.7 billion of economic benefits to Australian airspace users over 20 years.
Innovation
The future
Future-proofing Australia's air traffic management network through a modern, resilient, safe and secure air traffic management service which unites civil and military systems.
Centralised collaborative command and control
A national approach to the oversight and operation of Australian airspace for both military and civil use.
Broad utilisation of workforce
Flexibility for air traffic controllers to move easily between positions, geographical areas and work groups.
Optimised network and flight efficiency
A more flexible airspace construct to enable better management of traffic volumes for both military and civil operations.
Safer airspace
A more flexible airspace construct to enable better management of traffic volumes for both military and civil operations.
Our team
Meet Joann Martins
Joann Martins is the CMATS Air Traffic Management Engineering Lead based in our Melbourne offices.
Joann’s team is responsible for engineering the future of air traffic control by designing a collaborative platform to ensure the safety, security and efficiency of Australian skies.
Shaping the industry
Next generation technology
Airservices is delivering six advanced technology initiatives under the OneSKY Australia® Program, harmonising Australia’s civil and military air traffic management into one seamless system that’s built to enhance the safety, efficiency and capacity of the Australian air traffic network.
Purpose built
World-class infrastructure
OneSKY is delivering purpose-built Airservices buildings to house and support CMATS and its associated operations room as Airservices transitions to the new system.
As the existing system must be maintained until CMATS is operational, establishing an alternate facility with independent systems ensures a seamless transition for airspace users without interruption to services.
Initiatives
Enabling the benefits
Airservices is optimising the capabilities delivered through OneSKY Australia® into practical solutions for Australian airspace users. These capabilities include business continuity, shared use airspace, improved productivity, trajectory based operations and route optimisation.
The numbers
What we are delivering
The critical infrastructure required to accommodate future growth in air traffic and enable airspace users to leverage environmental, capacity, efficiency and capability benefits.
$2.7B
The economic benefit to airspace users over 20 years
53M
The area in square kilometres that the new system will cover
16
The number of Airservices and Defence sites to use OneSKY technology
450
The number of high-tech jobs supported
Our partnership
Defence
Airservices is working in partnership with the Department of Defence to replace the legacy military air traffic control system (ADATS) with the first integrated Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) and Airservices Defence OneSKY Tower (ADOT) solution.
One team
A national partnership approach to the management of civil and military air traffic
One system
A fully integrated civil and military air traffic management system
One sky
A complete picture of Australia’s airspace for both military and civil aircraft enabling improved shared use of airspace
Military Aviation activity around Australia
The Department of Defence provides information on operations at military airports.
You can also access information on military aircraft activity at:
The Defence Force’s aircraft noise procedures can be found on the Department of Defence website.
Latest news
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Discover the latest Airservices news, updates and announcements to stay in-the-know when it comes to the innovative work we’re doing for our community. We’ve curated some recent news articles so you can get to know us and our impact a little better.
Infrastructure in the sky: Why Australia’s growth depends on getting airspace right
Australia is preparing for a 25-30% surge in air traffic over the next decade with billions of dollars pouring into airports, aircraft, drones and improved aviation services. But there’s a bottleneck that could undermine this nation-shaping investment – the largely invisible infrastructure of the sky.
Airservices Australia celebrates International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
It’s a niche, high-pressure and dynamic role – and not one for the faint-hearted – but Airservices Australia’s 900-strong air traffic controller (ATC) workforce wouldn’t have it any other way. Today, on International Day of the Air Traffic Controller (IDATC), we proudly honour our highly skilled, passionate and dedicated ATCs, who operate 24/7 to keep […]
Work with us
Airservices is at the forefront of Australian aviation. We are uniquely connected to all parts of the industry and offer exciting and innovative work across a range of operational and corporate roles.
Career paths on offer at Airservices include
Air Traffic Control, Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting, information technology, corporate support and more.