Customer News Flashes

Summary: Airservices Australia today reaffirms its commitment to the introduction of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) technology in Australian upper level airspace following a successful trial of the technology in the Burnett Basin in Queensland.

Summary: In December, I wrote to you explaining airspace arrangements for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (M2006) and indicated we would advise you when the AIP SUP was available

Summary: The Flex Tracks trial recommenced last night subject to some additional track development constraints relating to possible mass diversions around weather in the tropical regions.

Summary: From November 2005, Airservices Australia will begin to assign VHF communication frequencies in Class A airspace with 25KHZ channel spacing.

Summary: Airservices Australia published the first generated international flex tracks on Monday 27th June 2005.

Summary: Airservices Australia has posted a new SUP H13/05 on our website which is due to be activated on the 17th March 2005.

Summary: As part of the National Airspace System (NAS) program, Airservices Australia is proposing the following changes for implementation on 9 June 2005.

Summary: Airservices Australia is currently upgrading the ageing equipment with a fully integrated, rationalised and modernised HF voice communication system under the HF Rationalisation and Modernisation Project (HF RAMP).

Summary: Airservices Australia will introduce a new long term pricing arrangement for terminal navigation and enroute services on 1 January 2005.

Summary: The titles on the Australian Instrument Approach Landing (IAL) charts have been amended to conform to a new ICAO convention.

Summary: Airservices Australia is about to embark on a new advertising campaign for international markets. You will start to notice the new advertising in international aviation magazine titles in November.

Summary: ASTRA, the representative body of Australian aviation stakeholders provides guidance, direction and coordination in the development of strategic initiatives supporting Australia's future air traffic management (ATM) system. ASTRA recently re-launched it's website.

Summary: On 25 November 2004 there will be changes made to the Australian Airspace System.

Summary: Airservices Australia , the nation's air traffic control corporation,today announced the commissioning of a state-of-the-art system that allows controllers to accurately track air traffic movements without the need for radar.

Summary: I am pleased to introduce you to the new Airspace and Environment Regulatory Unit (AERU) in Airservices Australia. The AERU was established on 1 July 2004 with the charter of optimising management of the national airspace resource.

Summary: The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has advised Airservices Australia that Boeing 767 aircraft are no longer able to participate in Landing Aircraft Holding Short Operations (LAHSO).

Summary: In response to a serious incident over Launceston late last year which was investigated by the Air Traffic Safety Bureau (ATSB), Airservices Australia has proposed a number of enhancements.