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 and enhance national security. The program will deliver more than $1.2 billion of economic benefits to Australian airspace users over 20 years.

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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.

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Centralised collaborative command and control

A national approach to the oversight and operation of Australian airspace for both military and civil use.

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Broad utilisation of workforce

Flexibility for air traffic controllers to move easily between positions, geographical areas and work groups.

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Optimised network and flight efficiency

A more flexible airspace construct to enable better management of traffic volumes for both military and civil operations.

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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.

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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.

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$1.2B

The economic benefit to airspace users over 20 years

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The area in square kilometres that the new system will cover

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The number of Airservices and Defence sites to use OneSKY technology

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The number of high-tech jobs supported

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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.

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One team

A national partnership approach to the management of civil and military air traffic

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One system

A fully integrated civil and military air traffic management system

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One sky

A Single Flight Data Region with Shared Use Airspace for both military and civil aircraft

Latest news

Trending

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.

Sydney Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service brings the heat in new SBS TV series

Airservices Australia has proudly partnered with Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport for an exciting, behind-the-scenes TV look at our Sydney Aerodrome Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS). In late 2022, Airservices granted ITV Studios Australia unprecedented filming access at our Sydney ARFFS. Now, ARFFS is prominently featured in new, exhilarating, fly-on-the-wall 10-part SBS series, Inside Sydney Airport, […]

Airservices Australia calls for Qantas correction

Airservices Australia is calling on Qantas to contact customers incorrectly informed that flights were delayed at Sydney Airport on Monday 8 May due to air traffic controller shortages to advise that it was strong crosswinds that resulted in delays. Qantas mistakenly informed its customers despite being advised on Sunday 7 May that strong crosswinds were […]

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.