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Airservices Australia is today proudly supporting a special Virgin Australia flight dispatched, operated, and managed by an all-woman team in celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD). As part of an exciting, second consecutive joint initiative – which involves Virgin Australia, Melbourne Airport, Airservices Australia and Brisbane Airport – Australia’s first female pilot of a major…
Western Sydney will be Australia’s first airport without a traditional air traffic control tower as Airservices Australia modernises its air traffic management capabilities with safe and efficient digital technology. Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) will operate as a digitised aerodrome, with more than 20 high-resolution cameras monitoring the airport and immediate airspace and…
Airservices Australia is preparing for an anticipated influx of drones over the next 20 years with the appointment of Frequentis Australasia to develop world-leading, digital air traffic management to safely integrate millions of uncrewed aircraft flights into Australia’s busy airspace. A new analysis commissioned by Airservices predicts that drone flights in Australia will surge from…
Analysis commissioned by Airservices Australia predicts the annual number of drone flights in Australian skies will surge from 1.5 million a year in 2023 to 60.4 million a year by 2043. The report, Sizing the future drone and advanced air mobility market in Australia, was produced for Airservices to inform the ongoing discussion on how…
Christmas is fast approaching, with Santa mapping out his special, top-secret flight plan with Airservices Australia this week to ensure all’s in order for Operation Present Drop on Christmas Eve. As Australia’s official Santa flight management team, Airservices’ air traffic controllers have allocated Santa’s call sign – ‘Red One’ – and carefully designed his flightpath…
Airservices Australia has today released a progress report on its workplace culture undertaken by Elizabeth Broderick & Co. (EB&Co). The report, as well as Airservices’ response plan and a message from our Chief Executive Officer Jason Harfield, can be read here.
Airservices Australia has worked closely with the community and aviation industry to finalise a new national engagement approach for the development and implementation of flightpath changes. The newly completed national Community Engagement Standard is the culmination of direct feedback gathered at 13 community engagement drop-in sessions around Australia, and 10 webinars, held from 3 May…
Airservices Australia’s frontline Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) services will be equipped with next-generation hybrid electric aviation rescue fire fighting vehicles at the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSIA), providing improved safety outcomes for fire crews while shortening response times. Airservices is one of the first international customers to secure the rights to purchase four…
Airservices Australia has today released its first deep-dive report on trends in the Australian aviation sector, covering the 2023 financial year. Designed to inform discussion among industry stakeholders, the Australian Aviation Network Overview: Financial year 2023 offers a snapshot of key social and economic trends in the sector, our regional context and the performance of…
Airservices Australia is inviting the community to have its say on proposed, new flightpath options at the second round of Noise Action Plan for Brisbane community engagement sessions being held across Brisbane this August. Residents can register here to attend the 14 drop-in sessions across the city, as well as two online sessions. Community feedback…
Airservices Australia is proudly offering a $25,000 scholarships fund in support of Australia’s burgeoning uncrewed industry. The scholarships, in partnership with Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems, will foster greater participation and diversity in the uncrewed aircraft systems industry. Stay tuned for more details on how you can apply for the scholarships, set to be awarded…
Airservices Australia is inviting the community to have its say on a new national engagement approach for the development and implementation of flightpath changes. Airservices’ new draft national Community Engagement Standard outlines how the organisation plans to boost its timely, meaningful and transparent engagement with communities and the aviation industry on flightpath and airspace change…
Airservices Australia is hosting community engagement sessions across Brisbane to discuss new flightpath change options to reduce the impact of current over-water operations on bayside communities, as well as night-time operations on legacy runway communities. Residents are encouraged to attend 13 Noise Action Plan for Brisbane drop-in sessions throughout April and May here, as some…
In a first for Australian aviation history, today a commercial flight was fully managed, crewed and handled end-to-end by all women to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). As part of the exciting joint initiative, which involved Virgin Australia, Melbourne Airport, Airservices Australia and Brisbane Airport, all key touchpoints and tasks related to flight VA313 from…
Airservices Australia is inviting the Sunshine Coast community to comment on the Sunshine Coast Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR) Draft Report. The public comment period runs until Sunday, 26 March via our Engage website. We will consider this feedback as part of finalising the PIR. The PIR outlines the recommendations Airservices will…
Airservices Australia has today published its Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Final Report. This is the next stage of Airservices’ review of Brisbane New Parallel Runway flight paths, which commenced in July 2021. This report builds on extensive community consultation, including face-to-face community engagement sessions, attended by residents from 88…
Airservices Australia is inviting the Brisbane community to comment on the Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Draft Report. The PIR Draft Report outlines the recommendations Airservices will progress following both the Trax International Final Report and Airservices’ review of the New Parallel Runway Flight Paths – with a focus on…
Airservices Australia has today released its response to the Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Independent Review Final Report by Trax International (Trax). Click here to read Airservices’ response. Trax was appointed in January to independently review all aspects of the Brisbane PIR, with a particular focus on opportunities to limit and…
Airservices Australia has today published the Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Independent Review Final Report by Trax International (Trax). Trax was appointed in January to independently review and make improvement recommendations across all aspects of the Brisbane PIR, with a particular focus on opportunities to limit and, where possible, reduce impacts…
Airservices Australia Chief Executive Officer, Jason Harfield, has today received the Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Independent Review Final Report from Trax International (Trax). Trax was appointed by Mr Harfield in January to independently review and make improvement recommendations across all aspects of the Brisbane PIR, with a particular focus…
Airservices Australia has today released the ‘Brisbane New Parallel Runway Flight Paths Post Implementation Review (PIR) Independent Assurance Interim Report’ completed by Trax International (Trax). Trax was appointed by Airservices Chief Executive Officer, Jason Harfield, to independently review and make improvement recommendations across all aspects of the Brisbane PIR, with a particular focus on opportunities…
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Airservices is proudly championing the highly skilled women in our national team to help #BreakTheBias and showcase the many varied and rewarding opportunities available for women considering a career in aviation. Catch up on previous profiles on our newsroom, including an interview with Leading Fire Fighter, Jen Hughes….
Airservices Australia has partnered with space services company, Skykraft, to support the development of a space-based communication and surveillance air traffic management capability. Under the collaboration, Airservices will share its air navigation technical engineering and air traffic management expertise to support design, development, and validation of the system, as well as support Skykraft to conduct…
Airservices Australia has appointed global air traffic management advisor, Trax International, to independently review and make improvement recommendations across all aspects of the design and conduct of the Airservices Post Implementation Review of Brisbane airspace. Trax International brings significant experience working on similar airspace, flightpath and airport changes overseas, including in the United Kingdom at…
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