Aviation Projects is the Australia-Pacific region’s leading specialist aviation consultancy. We are trusted to deliver innovative solutions to complex aviation problems across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Poor land-use planning around airports, heliports and vertiports leads to a range of issues and problems including aircraft safety hazards, operational restrictions, protracted litigation, amenity impacts for nearby residents and facility closures in extreme cases.

The purpose of Aviation Safeguarding is to assess the potential impacts of proposed infrastructure development projects on the airspace surrounding aerodromes, heliports and vertiports and navigable airspace in areas away from these facilities, to ensure that aircraft operations are not adversely impacted.

We work with clients, aviation regulators, local and state governments, airport, heliport and vertiport owners/operators, and commercial developers to develop solutions for aviation safety and airspace issues. Our solutions ensure risk is maintained at an acceptable level, and all current and future aircraft operations are safe, efficient, and reliable.

Where aviation safety issues have been identified or safety standards not met, we can investigate and assist our clients by developing detailed safety cases, rigorous risk assessments and treatment plans to ensure an acceptable level of safety.

We can also help to interpret and apply the Airports Act 1996 and associated regulations including the Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 1997.

Our Aviation Safeguarding services consider the following issues:

  • Aircraft noise
  • Windshear and turbulence
  • Wildlife hazards
  • Lighting restrictions
  • OLS/PANS-OPS – Operational airspace
  • Communication Navigation and Surveillance system – Building Restricted Areas
  • Public Safety Areas
  • Vertical plume.

Some of the more common developments we assess include:

  • Building developments – warehouses / hangars, schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, power stations and other structures
  • Crane operations
  • Electrical transmission infrastructure
  • Telecommunications and wind monitoring towers
  • Wind farms and associated infrastructure
  • Solar farms and associated infrastructure.

Just a short note, to express on behalf of Maranoa Regional Council our appreciation of your guidance over the last year in terms of the Roma Airport Upgrade Project and in general your overall aerodrome strategic advice.

 

Your professionalism, expertise and personal nature was very much welcomed and appreciated by all. It was a pleasure working with you.

Barry Omundson, Director of Infrastructure, Maranoa Regional Council