Airservices Australia

Thanks Australian Aviation for a great article about work happening behind-the-scenes to establish the OneSKY-CMATS capability which will deliver a harmonised civil military air traffic management system for the first time in Australia.   When CMATS commences in 2027, it will be the most advanced air traffic management system in the world and the first new air traffic management system in Australia since the 1990s. #AustralianAvation #AirTrafficControl #OneSKY #avgeek  

Airservices Australia's Head of Sydney Aerodrome and Airspace Services, David Binskin, along with our Sydney Tower Line Leaders and staff, took the QantasLink executive team on a tour of the Sydney Air Traffic Control Tower this week. Always terrific to introduce our customers to members of our team who communicate with pilots to keep aircraft and passengers safe. Thanks for visiting Nick Collie (COO), Summa Wilby (Business Support Coordinator) and Bradley Childs (Head of Safety (NJS)). #Aviation #AirTrafficControl #Customers #Safety

✈️ The Australian Aviation Network Overview for January 2025 is now available ✈️ Highlights include: ➡️ The Australian aviation network began 2025 with strong growth in international travel. January saw a 7% year-on-year growth in international traffic driven by leisure demand during the school holidays, Australian Open and the Lunar New Year celebrations. January 11 and 12 marked the busiest days for international traffic at Sydney and Melbourne respectively in the last five years. ➡️ Overall network reliability has improved in terms of on-time performance and first wave punctuality, following collective industry efforts. Key influencing factors include refining aircraft turnaround management, optimising flight schedules, and enhancing collaborative decision-making across airlines, airports and Airservices for weather and disruption management. ➡️ The application of the Ground Delay Program (GDP) remained minimal, with no GDP at Melbourne and Brisbane in January 2025. This reflects the positive impact of the preparation, planning and enhanced governance measures in balancing network capacity and demand without adversely impacting airborne delays, as well as reduced demand during the January school holiday period. ➡️ The momentum of month-on-month improvement in air traffic services continues. In January 2025, there were no Airservices attributable GDP delays, only two enroute airspace service variations and one unplanned tower service variation at Parafield, which was closely coordinated with local operators to minimise impact. Ensuring service consistency, including at regional airports that cater for general aviation, remains a priority. We are actively engaging with general aviation operators to better understand their ongoing needs and adjust our recruitment, training and rostering approaches to enable this important sector of our industry. Read the report at: https://lnkd.in/gAun6W8i #Aviation #AirservicesAustralia

We've announced the first round of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Service Suppliers (USS) to connect to our future Flight Information Management System (FIMS) that will enable drones and other uncrewed aircraft to be seamlessly incorporated into Australian airspace. Welcome aboard AvPlanEFB (Avsoft), Yarradrones and OneSky.  For more info go to: https://lnkd.in/gTn3q8GJ #UAS #aviation #drones #airspace #avgeek

The Board of Airservices Australia has confirmed the appointment of Rob Sharp BBus(Mgt) CA GAICD CompIEAust EngExec FRAeS as Chief Executive Officer for a period of four years, effective from 20 January. Since joining Airservices as Interim CEO in July 2024, Rob has led the team in the delivery of improved outcomes for the aviation industry and the travelling public. Rob’s extensive experience across the aviation and transport sectors, coupled with his deep understanding of stakeholder engagement, will continue to drive the organisation forward as we navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead. Congratulations Rob. https://lnkd.in/gjtvqi6y #Leadership #Airservices #Aviation

Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for December 2024. Highlights include: - The Christmas holiday period recorded the strongest growth in international travel over the past five years, benefitting from tourism and capacity increase on international routes. - This growth was offset by a contraction in domestic demand reflecting the cyclical trend in business travel and general aviation. - Operational reliability was a key priority for our industry and we saw improved on-time performance (OTP) each month in 2024 when assessed against the same period in 2023. - December 2024 recorded the lowest level of Ground Delay Program (GDP) applications since reporting began, at around 10% of December 2023 levels, while airborne delays remained stable. - Additional air traffic service resilience measures were put in place in preparation for the summer holiday period, including changing overtime rostering practices, minimising training and maintenance activities and having additional staff on call in key locations. Delays attributed to Airservices' remained a small proportion of total delays (0.1%), without affecting peak passenger demand periods. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ggvB4J-a #airtraffic #aviation #airspace

Airservices Australia has signed an agreement that will allow it to use market-leading airspace management software developed in the busy skies of Europe to optimise the utilisation of Australian airspace. The Local and sub-regional airspace management support system #LARA developed by international air traffic management coordinating body EUROCONTROL is an airspace reservation and booking tool, which improves collaborative decision making between air navigation service providers, Defence Australia and industry. It is already being used successfully across much of Europe. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gdUqWjm7 #airtraffic #aviation #airspace #avgeek

🎅 🎄 Airservices Australia is honoured to help Santa and his crew of reindeer to navigate Australian skies again this year. With 24/7 coverage of 11 per cent of the world’s airspace, safety is paramount for Airservices – and this extends to safeguarding Santa’s sleigh. Air traffic controllers, engineers, technicians, and aviation rescue firefighters are working together to ensure everything runs smoothly for this magical mission. Our team will expertly guide Santa through tight turns, descents, and even the occasional rooftop skim to ensure he reaches every child on time. Now, all that’s left is for everyone to get to bed early tonight so Santa can do his work. From all of at Airservices Australia, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. #aviation #AirservicesAustralia #Christmas2024 #RedOne #AussieChristmas #SantaTracker #avgeek

C2512/24 NOTAM LOW LEVEL SLEIGH OPS WILL TAKE PLACE OVER URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR CHILDREN BEHAVING NICELY. CALLSIGN: RED ONE ACFT TYPE: SLEIGH-24 ACFT WILL MAINTAIN A LISTENING WATCH FOR AWAKE CHILDREN. SEPARATION WILL BE BASED UPON RUDOLPH’S RED NOSE AND SLEIGH BELLS WORN BY EACH REINDEER. SLEIGH WILL BE ILLUMINATED BY RED AND GREEN LIGHTS OPR CTC: NORTH POLE SPECIAL OPS 1800 XMAS TIME LATERAL LIMITS: YBBB AND YMMM AIRSPACE ROOFTOP TO 10000FT AMSL FROM 2412240800 TO 2412250000 HN #aviation #AirservicesAustralia #Christmas2024 #RedOne #AussieChristmas #SantaTracker

Congratulations to our mentees and mentors who completed the 2023/2024 Women@Airservices and Srikandi Women’s Network mentoring program.  As part of our partnership with AirNav Indonesia, 12 participants from across Airservices and AirNav Indonesia’s Srikandi Women’s Network took part in the aviation mentoring program. The program runs for nine months and is part of our collaboration with AirNav Indonesia under the Indonesian Transport Safety Assistance Package (ITSAP) program.  Through the program, female mentees and mentors have the opportunity to network, knowledge share and connect with other women and men in aviation for valuable capability building.   ITSAP Program Lead for Airservices, Anita Chong, visited AirNav Indonesia’s headquarters in Jakarta recently, which gave her the opportunity to present the Srikandi Women’s Network mentees with their mentoring program completion certificates, including Veranty and Dian Farida pictured here. #Aviation #mentoring