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Airservices Australia is today asking the general aviation industry to take part in a survey to help ensure a weather camera network is installed in locations that will deliver the greatest safety benefit.
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for May 2026. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for April 2026. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for December 2025. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for October 2025.
Highlights include: Australian aviation recorded another strong month in October, supported by major events such as the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final and school holidays early in the month. International travel has sustained 9% year-on-year growth, and this momentum is expected to be maintained, supported by regional trade cooperation reinforced at the recent APEC Summit. Fleet renewal is enabling greater capacity on busy domestic routes and first-ever international services from secondary airports, such as the Bali-Newcastle route with A321LR aircraft.
Airservices Australia has announced the final flightpath design for Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. After extensive community and industry engagement, the flightpaths will commence 11th June 2026 to support the introduction of controlled airspace around Ballina. In order to safely accommodate the growth of air traffic in the region, Ballina airspace will transition from the current…
Airservices Australia has today released the detailed flightpath design for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI). On 4 June 2025, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Hon Catherine King MP authorised the preliminary flightpaths for WSI contained in the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Minister’s endorsement included several noise…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview Financial Year 2025 report covering trends in the Australian aviation sector. Key highlights for FY2025 include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for May 2025. About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated by the Civil…
Airservices Australia is set to complete the detailed design of the airspace and flight paths for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI), ensuring operational safety and noise management principles are central to aircraft operations at Australia’s newest major gateway. The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has today authorised the preliminary…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for December 2024. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated by…
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for November 2024. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for safely and efficiently managing air traffic in 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, as well as the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We are regulated by…
Commercial drone operators can apply for fast authorisations to fly safely in controlled areas at Broome, Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Essendon, Hobart, and Melbourne airports under an expansion of the Automated Airspace Authorisations Trial (AAAT). Launched by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia in May 2021, the trial has simplified airspace access for…
Airservices Australia is inviting the community to have its say on preferred airspace and flightpath design changes around Ballina Byron Gateway Airport aimed at safely accommodating the continued growth of air traffic in the region. Ballina’s enhanced air traffic services will take effect in 2025, following a 2022 airspace review by the Civil Aviation Safety…
Airservices Australia is inviting the community to have its say on preliminary airspace and flightpath design changes around Ballina Byron Gateway Airport aimed at safely accommodating the continued growth of air traffic in the burgeoning region. Residents can provide feedback at seven community engagement sessions (including an online option) listed here, until Sunday, 8th September. …
Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for May 2024. Highlights include: About AirservicesAirservices Australia is the Federal Government-owned organisation responsible for the safety of 11 per cent of the world’s airspace and the provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. We work closely with our customers and industry…
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The rolesSecuring our skies and servicing the nation At Airservices Australia, we’re meeting the challenges of today while planning for the future. We’re partnering with world-leading companies, the aviation industry, regulators and other government agencies to integrate uncrewed aircraft systems and deliver a contemporary and national air traffic management system. You’ll join a dynamic organisation…
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…
Striving for diversity and inclusivityOur culture At Airservices Australia, we promote a culture of trust, accountability and inclusion. As part of our ongoing Culture Improvement journey, we are committed to creating a workplace that is safe, respectful, and psychologically secure, where our people feel valued, supported and able to do their best work. We are…
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…
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…
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…
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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