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As an air traffic controller, you will either work for Airservices Australia or the RAAF. These are the only providers of air traffic control in Australia.
Environment & Culture
Air traffic controllers are based in airports and other landing strips, often in the control tower. The work can be busy and noisy, with a lot of aircraft to manage at any given time. It can be high pressure with great responsibility, but it is also active and mentally stimulating. You use radios constantly to interact with pilots and other airport services.
You will use technological systems to monitor the aircraft, including high quality mapping, radar target, data block, and safety alerts, and the ability to interface with other systems such as digital flight strips. Since the airways never stop, your working hours can be any time of the day and night, without public holidays or weekends.
About the Author
Air Services Australia
Air Services Australia (ASA) is a government-owned corporation providing safe and environmentally sound air traffic control management and related airside services to the aviation industry. Our vision is to be an efficient provider of air traffic management and aviation rescue and fire fighting services with an international reputation for excellence in safety, innovation and environmental performance.
ASA has a fixed asset base of $609 million across 600 sites including two major centres in Melbourne and Brisbane, 26 towers at international and regional airports, and Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting services with over 500 staff at 20 of the nation’s busiest airports
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