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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…
The first sign of tinsel in the shops, empty shelves where the Christmas lights once were. The signs are unmistakable: Santa is coming, and so are the planes back to our skies. According to Airservices Australia, the organisation responsible for safely managing 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, Christmas 2022 is going to be…
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…
The nation’s air navigation service provider, Airservices Australia, is today celebrating International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. Airservices is proud of its world-class safety record and safety-first culture. Our highly skilled air traffic controllers are among the world’s best, managing the safe and orderly flow of aircraft into, out of, and between airports throughout…
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 is taking a lead role in addressing “you can’t be what you can’t see” by partnering with not-for-profit UNIQ You to inspire more young girls and women to pursue careers in aviation. Airservices offers many varied and rewarding opportunities for women, from technical specialist roles on the leading-edge of emerging aviation technologies, through…
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…
When 24 Airservices Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) recruits recently graduated from the 96th Recruit Course, one fulfilled a lifelong dream of following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather. Third-generation aviation rescue fire fighter, Brisbane’s Ethan Kokkola, was inspired to apply to become a recruit after witnessing the joy the career…
Pilot Runway Safety Expand (background music) Airservices considers runway safety to be a serious threat to aviation safety. We work with industry to manage runway safety risks across our towered locations. (background talking noise) Class D controlled aerodromes are complex, busy and involve diverse aviation activities. (helicopter engine whirring) The airport design and procedures allow…
Melbourne air traffic controller recruit Zerah Gordon has passed the all-important final phase of her challenging theory and field training with flying colours as a new “guardian of the Australian sky”. Now, she’s one of 65 new recruits who are joining our team of 900 highly skilled controllers at 28 control towers across Australia’s busiest…
Cairns’ Chris Parker is on fire after graduating top of the class in Airservices’ Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) 96th Recruit Course. Chris’ Australian Defence Force training saw him excel at ARFFS’ gruelling 15-week recruit course, with him honoured with the prestigious Silver Axe Award – Most Outstanding Recruit. He was one of 24…
Airservices Australia has shared key resilience measures to a 70-strong crowd of aviation leaders at the recent 38th Airline/ATS Safety Forum at The Emporium, South Bank, Brisbane. After three years of COVID-19 event delays, safety representatives from across the Australian aviation industry flocked to the event, which carried the theme: “Resilience is our new normal”….
Canberra’s Ken Porter, 23, has found his calling as an aviation rescue fire fighter recruit in Airservices’ 96th Recruit Course, which will see 48 new starters join the company this year. He’s one of 24 new recruits in training now, with a further 24 to join our Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) later this…
Airservices Australia is building a stronger aviation industry for our customers and the community, recruiting 48 new aviation rescue fire fighters, with 24 in training now and a further 24 to join our Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) later this year. Airservices currently employs 759 aviation rescue fire fighters at 27 of Australia’s busiest…
Airservices Australia’s Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) has 500,000 reasons to be proud, after achieving a fundraising milestone for this year’s Good Friday Appeal. The Appeal donates much-needed funds to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, with ARFFS contributing more than $500,000 over a 29-year period to the charity event. This year alone, aviation…
The sky’s the limit for student pilots Lorenzo Benedetto and Aiden Rose after each receiving a $7,700 Airservices Australia-backed scholarship to pursue their dream to fly. The Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia 2021 Federation Flying Scholarships, proudly funded by Airservices, are designed to support students from member flight schools to achieve a Commercial…
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…
Airspace infringement maps We have plotted every Airspace Infringement (AI) in controlled or restricted airspaces between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2024 based on available data. An AI is counted as every time a flight infringes an airspace volume, so one flight may result in multiple AIs. See maps below. Users may filter through…
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 Head of Customer Engagement, Mu…
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 Civil Military Air Traffic Management…
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 Program Manager (Digital Investments), Laura…
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.
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Air Traffic Control, Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting, information technology, corporate support and more.