ATSB investigating light aircraft crash at Shellharbour Airport

The OneSKY-CMATS system, which aims to unify air traffic management across Australia’s civil and military airspace, is slated to go live in the third quarter of 2027, with controllers to be trained on the new equipment starting in March next year.

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 …

The airport in northern NSW will be moving to controlled airspace with the construction of a “digital tower” next year, which Airservices says is part of its plan to foster “sustainable aviation growth” while modernising airspace at regional airports….