2019 NASF Implementation Review AusALPA recognises that the economic decisions surrounding airports, i.e. determining the balance between the economic benefits of developments and the detriments to the accessibility, efficiency and capacity of an airport, rest entirely with the relevant jurisdiction within which the airport is situated or which retains legal control. Read more>> December 2, 2019
AusALPA Submission to Gladstone Airport: Aerodrome Infrastructure and Runway Code Issues AusALPA prefers ILS Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) and 3D approaches over non-precision approaches and we advocate that they should be provided wherever they can be installed and retained if pre-existing. Our members find that ILS IFPs are an extremely useful approach type with significant safety enhancements over other approaches. Read more>> October 31, 2019
Essendon Fields Airport Preliminary Draft Master Plan 2019 Consultation AusALPA believes the Preliminary Draft Master Plan 2019 is primarily a commercial development plan that sacrifices less-economic aviation activities for buildings and non-aviation use. It does not promote, protect or encourage aviation activities and will limit future aviation use of this federally owned public asset. Read more>> July 2, 2019
Airspace Modernisation Project - Tranche Two Proposals AusALPA supports the Tranche Two proposal to lower continental Class E airspace to FL125 if the supporting communications and surveillance services are available in this airspace. Read more>> June 23, 2019
Airspace Modernisation Project - Tranche Three Proposals AusALPA does not support the Tranche Three proposals of the Airspace Modernisation Project and believes that a significant rethink is required. Class E is an inherently less safe model of airspace classification to that of Class C. Any suggestion that the same levels of safety can be maintained when airspace is changed from C to E are simply false. Furthermore, Class E airspace at lower altitudes results in more of a challenge to maintain acceptable levels of safety because of the increased prevalence of VFR traffic at lower altitudes when compared with higher altitudes. Read more>> May 24, 2019
Senate Inquiry into Rescue, Firefighting and Emergency Response at Airports AusALPA supports the vital work that is being performed daily by highly trained professionals providing aviation rescue and firefighting services (ARFFS) to ensure the safety of the flying public and the crews, of which many are our members. Read more>> March 5, 2019
AusALPA Submission to the Airservices Proposal: Airspace Modernisation Program AusALPA supports this change to the service provision responsibilities of regional Class D aerodrome airspace management and recognises that standardisation and consistency across the country can assist in efficiency of operations for both pilots and controllers. Read more>> December 7, 2018
AusALPA Submission on CASA Parts 121 and 119 Public Consultation Drafts It appears that CASA intends to subvert a multi-partisan safety-related process in order to create a workplace surveillance scheme which will be totally rejected by the pilot community. Read more>> September 2, 2018
AusALPA Submission on CASA Parts 135 and 119 Public Consultation Drafts AusALPA recognises that considerable progress has been made toward finalising Part 135. However, there remain some contentious issues and we are cautious about how much traction the TWG feedback has gained in refining these operational parts. Read more>> September 2, 2018
AusALPA Submission on Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018 AusALPA believes that both the current and future space activities framework fall well short of our expectations to “integrate and enhance our existing aviation safety regime”. Read more>> July 26, 2018