At Sydney Airport, jets are being told to stay on the ground, ready to take off, waiting 20 minutes or more, because the airport has exceeded its politically imposed capacity for airliner movements.
Air traffic control
Three out of 10 air traffic controllers equals chaos
There appear to be more media managers and image massagers than Sydney controllers on the AirServices Australia payroll, with only three air traffic controllers available at Sydney Airport yesterday.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: PETA applauds Rudd’s vegetarian stance
Mr Rudd may have spit the dummy on a RAAF flight at the prospect of having his diet derailed by a fatty meat meal, but who wouldn’t? writes PETA’s Alistair Cornell.
CASA monitors ATC, calls for radar replay
It would appear that CASA has finally been “pushed” into reviewing TIBA (Traffic Information Broadcast Areas). And they were shocked at the results, writes an air traffic control insider.
Air Traffic Controllers are crying out for help
I’m angry, disheartened, and in complete shock as to what is happening in our aviation industry, writes an air traffic controller’s wife.
Tips and rumours
Following up your story on the Film School, you might like to look at how many head teachers and senior executives have left since the coming of Sandra Levy. Two senior executives have left in the past few months and several heads of department (eg. Head of Television) have also left. A birdy with told […]
Tips and rumours
Some ABC Learning staff have had their pay delayed as the company struggles to make ends meet. AirServices Australia has agreed to a confidential but very expensive settlement of claims for damages by the victims of an air crash south of Wangaratta 28 July 2004. A light aircraft owned by the D&R Henderson timber firm […]
Australia in danger of losing its aviation safety rating
Deficiencies in air safety in Australia have been uncovered in an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, and must be fixed by the end of the year to avoid risking the loss of its Level 1 rating, writes Ben Sandilands.
Tips and rumours
Since we’re back on the subject of the ABC logo: in discussion with a friend who works regularly for the ABC (behind a camera), I’m told that the affectionate in-house term for the “venerable lissajous” (Denise Marcos, yesterday, comments), is the “the turd”. Just a quick note regarding your story on Wikileaks, it appears that […]
Worrying weekends at Newcastle airport
There is something the swelling hordes of low cost airlines flyers using Newcastle Airport this weekend need to know, writes Ben Sandilands.
Air traffic out of control
Qantas refused to let its aircraft use Perth Airport for three hours on Friday night because AirServices Australia couldn’t muster enough staff to provide air traffic control in the area, writes Ben Sandilands.
Intimidation and exhaustion dog air traffic controllers
The issue of fatigue in air traffic control appears is pushing way past the levels that pilots have recently complained about to a point where an urgent attention seems called for from whomever becomes Minister for Transport after the poll, writes Ben Sandilands.
Air safety changes slipped in under caretaker cover
By complete coincidence or calculated timing, a lot is happening to air safety standards during the “caretaker mode” of government in the run-up to the election, writes Ben Sandilands.
Dick Smith’s $100,000 message for Kerry O’Brien: fix the skies
Dick Smith, former chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority and Civil Aviation Safety Authority, has hit out at Airservices Australia and the ABC’s The 7:30 Report in an unusual — and expensive — stunt designed to raise awareness of his ongoing air traffic safety concerns. Luke McKenna reprts:
