https://australianaviation.com.au Australia's Leading News Source in Aviation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:20:29 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-AAV0003_AustraliaAviation_Logo_Reversed-1-1.jpg https://australianaviation.com.au 32 32 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-capacity-issues-lowest-in-10-months-says-atc-body/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-capacity-issues-lowest-in-10-months-says-atc-body/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:31:42 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1381352 In its February 2024 report, the air traffic management body found that only 1.3 per cent of flights for the month were affected by ATC ‘capacity constraints’, the lowest level in 10 months, with 6 per cent of arrival cancellations also attributable to Airservices.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-capacity-issues-lowest-in-10-months-says-atc-body/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-unveils-western-sydney-airports-new-digital-tower/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-unveils-western-sydney-airports-new-digital-tower/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:18:04 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380617 Digital aerodrome services use cameras and sensors to replace traditional physical air traffic control towers, and are faster and cheaper to construct. The digital tower, operated from a new centre at Eastern Creek in western Sydney, will be the first of its kind in Australia when it opens in 2026.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-unveils-western-sydney-airports-new-digital-tower/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/sydney-air-traffic-control-tower-to-receive-life-extending-overhaul/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/sydney-air-traffic-control-tower-to-receive-life-extending-overhaul/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 04:00:52 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1374043 The overhaul is not expected to cause any disruption to ATC services, and will involve life extension on the tower’s infrastructure as well as upgrading internal facilities into a “modern workspace”, Airservices says.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/sydney-air-traffic-control-tower-to-receive-life-extending-overhaul/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airservices-performance-rallies-in-january-after-december-dip/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airservices-performance-rallies-in-january-after-december-dip/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:49:26 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1375431 12 per cent of ground delays and 1 per cent of arrival cancellations in January were attributable to Airservices, down from 16 per cent and 6 per cent in December respectively. The air traffic control body had attributed its December performance to “staff availability challenges”, mainly in Brisbane.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/airservices-performance-rallies-in-january-after-december-dip/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/01/airservices-performance-slips-in-december-as-staffing-issues-bite/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:51:26 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1368140 In its latest Network Overview report for December 2023, the body responsible for air traffic control in Australia acknowledged that 16 per cent of ground delays last month were attributable to Airservices, up from 11 per cent in October and November.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/12/airservices-overhauls-flight-data-entry-systems/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:38:11 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1365417 The new online portal will be used by up to 600 organisations, including airports, air traffic control and those involved in flight planning.  ]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/12/defence-hosts-follow-up-onesky-cmats-projects-of-concern-summit/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:39:29 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1364028 During the summit, participants agreed to finalise a contract change proposal and an integrated master schedule of the project by early 2024.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/11/airservices-seeks-to-raise-its-prices-for-first-time-since-2015/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:39:48 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1361869 Airservices, which decreased its prices in 2019, is looking to raise them to cover increased costs. The ATC body is planning four price increases between April 2024 and January 2026, which would between them raise the weighted average prices for these services by 19 per cent in nominal terms.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/11/no-magic-number-for-atc-staffing-says-airservices-boss/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:18:53 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1359267 Speaking to reporters in Melbourne, Harfield said that while in a perfect world Airservices would need 800 qualified air traffic controllers, the fact that it currently has around 900 does not necessarily mean the entire system is covered.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/11/airservices-partners-with-airways-for-trans-tasman-atc-training/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 02:28:12 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1358679 An initial cohort of six Airservices Australia trainees will be sent to Christchurch following 10 weeks of online training with Airways’ AKO virtual academy. This represents the beginning of a new contract between the two ATC organisations, with further cohorts expected to be sent in future.]]>