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Airservices and Skykraft to trial space-based surveillance and communications

Airservices Australia has partnered with space services company, Skykraft, to support the development of a space-based communication and surveillance air…
Urban sky with air mobility vehicles in Melbourne

Airservices begins development of Australia’s Flight Information Management System

Airservices Australia has selected four companies to begin prototyping Australia’s first Flight Information Management System (FIMS) which will support the…

Airservices appoints international air traffic advisor to review Brisbane airspace design

Airservices Australia has appointed global air traffic management advisor, Trax International, to independently review and make improvement recommendations across all…
Santa and an Airservices team member check his flight path ahead of Operation Present Drop.

Santa makes flying visit to Airservices Australia ahead of Operation Present Drop this Christmas

Check out all the video action of Santa’s visit to Airservices here. With Christmas fast approaching, Santa made a special,…
John Bowing with two Airservices employees at the original Sydney tower

Veteran air traffic controller shares secrets to success

Forging a career as an air traffic controller takes great self-discipline, confident decision making and the ability to perform under…

Airservices delivers safe and continuous service amid ongoing disruption

Airservices Australia has published its 2020-21 Annual Report, highlighting our ability to adapt, maintain momentum and ensure the continuity and…

Air Traffic Controllers keep Australia moving

As borders reopen and Australians prepare to reunite with friends and family, a team of unseen essential workers has continued…
Candice Pearson with flight training instructor

Flying optometrist dream within reach

Candice Pearson is one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a ‘flying optometrist’ after achieving her Commercial Pilot…

New Deputy Chair appointed to Airservices Board

Airservices welcomes the appointment of former Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Chief Commissioner, Mr Greg Hood, to the Board. Mr…

Airservices Australia CEO talks to airspace about the impact of the pandemic on air traffic management

What are the lessons learned from the pandemic? The biggest lesson for us has been the need to respond to…
A plane and drone over sunset

Flight Information Management System (FIMS) Prototype Request For Proposal (RFP) now released

Airservices Australia has today announced the release of a Prototype Request for Proposal to collaborate with industry to develop a Flight…
Urban sky with air mobility vehicles in Melbourne

Cutting red tape for Drone Operators

Action is being taken to reduce the red tape burden on remotely piloted aircraft operators. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority…

Airservices Australia and Skykraft Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Airservices Australia and Skykraft Pty Limited have launched a new collaboration to share information and technical expertise as part of…
Santa sleigh over Australia

SLEIGH RIDER ONE – Santa countdown begins!

With 15 sleeps left before Christmas, Airservices Australia has officially allocated Santa’s call sign—SLEIGH RIDER ONE—while also issuing a NOTAM…
Urban sky with air mobility vehicles in Melbourne

EmbraerX and Airservices Australia release Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility

EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, and Airservices, Australia’s civil air navigation service provider, have developed a new concept of operations…
A woman aviation firefighter in ARFFS

Airservices joins effort to boost number of women fire fighters

Airservices Australia fire fighters are set to take part in workshops across NSW aimed at attracting young women to the…
Air Traffic Controller Susie McGough stands in Perth ATC Tower

Regional air traffic control: A unique perspective

After spending nearly a decade as an air traffic controller in Melbourne, Susie McGough was ready for her next challenge.…

Airservices delivers safe service and strong industry support during challenging year

Airservices Australia has published its 2019-20 Annual Report, which outlines its response to the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19…

Airservices ‘digital twin’ technology wins ISG Paragon Award 2020

Airservices’ innovative technology has won the prestigious 2020 ISG Paragon Award (APAC) for its data-driven prediction technology which revolutionises air…

Statement regarding media reports

Today a media report included an unverified rumour that Airservices Australia employees are sharing pornographic images on an internal computer…

UTM commences with Airservices release of its requirements for a Flight Information Management System

Airservices Australia, the national civil Air Navigation Service Provider, has taken a major step forward in the development of a…

Airservices releases review of culture

Airservices Australia is today releasing the report A Review of Culture at Airservices Australia by Elizabeth Broderick and Co. commissioned…

Airservices fire fighters in new Brisbane runway training exercise

Airservices fire fighters have taken part in a multi-agency training exercise on Brisbane’s new runway to test the response to…

Celebrating our people and their service

Airservices Australia has announced the winners of our annual Fire Fighter and ARFFie of the Year awards.