• All smiles as the Onesky project takes another step towards reality at Avalon 2015. Standing L-R: Thales Australia's Chris Jenkins, Airservices CEO Margaret Staib, Chief of the Air Force AVM Geoff Brown. Seated L-R, Airservices Chairman Sir Angus Houston, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss.
    All smiles as the Onesky project takes another step towards reality at Avalon 2015. Standing L-R: Thales Australia's Chris Jenkins, Airservices CEO Margaret Staib, Chief of the Air Force AVM Geoff Brown. Seated L-R, Airservices Chairman Sir Angus Houston, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss.
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Civil and military air traffic in Australia will soon operate under the one control system after Airservices Australia signed an agreement to replace the ageing TAAATS.

Known as OneSKY, the new $600 million system will be developed in conjunction with Thales Australia and is expected to have inital capability within three years and final roll-out done by 2021.

According to Airservices, OneSKY will enable new levels of operational and cost efficiency and safety, while reducing delays for the traveling public and improving environmental outcomes.

“It is now time to look to the next 20 years and seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to replace the ageing systems used by Airservices and RAAF controllers with a single, national solution,” said Airservices CEO Margaret Staib.

“This will allow us to provide operational efficiency improvements for future growth and ensure we are meeting the demands of our customers and delivering them value for money.

“Importantly, it will also deliver a range of benefits to our customers, stakeholders and ultimately to the travelling public.”

The current system used by civilian air traffic controllers The Advanced Australian Air Traffic System (TAAATS) was commissioned in 1998 and has had 200 incremental changes since then.

Thales Australia, Airservices and the RAAF signed a Forward Services Agreement to go ahead with developing OneSKY at the Australian International Airshow last week.

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