Building the first-ever airline OCC
In 2019, the Operational Control Centre (OCC) is a standard facility across virtually all aviation companies with more than a handful of tails in the air. However, it wasn’t always like this. Michael Arbuckle, CEO of OCC Tech Design, was there when the very first airline OCC was theorised, developed and built. And didn’t come […]
Australia’s SkyNet Aviation® briefs PNG aviation regulators and Operators on ADS-B 2.0 flight monitoring
Date of release: 8 August 2019 MADANG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 8 August 2019 – PNG air safety regulators get to grips with game-changing ADS-B 2.0. At the PNG Aviation Safety & Security Conference – held in the regional city of Madang from 7-9 August 2019 – Jon Davis, CEO of SkyNet Aviation®, addressed a packed […]
PRESS RELEASE – SkyNet Aviation brand name trademarked by leading Australian satellite communications company
Brisbane, Australia, 16 July 2019 – New aviation-specific brand launched and trademarked by SkyNet Satellite Communications. SkyNet Satellite Communications, a diverse technology development company based in Brisbane, Australia, has launched a new brand to mark its increasing interests in aviation technology. The fully registered trademarked brand – SkyNet Aviation® – also signals the creation of […]
5 top tips for setting up an Operations Control Centre (OCC)
As the nexus of all vital aviation operational data, the Operations Control Centre (OCC) is the “nerve centre” for everything that goes into: Getting your aircraft into the air What happens while they’re up there Getting them safely back on the ground Simply, the OCC is the facility within your company wherein all tactical operational […]
Why commercial ADS-B flight tracking is better than traditional tracking
In Australia, the aviation ADS-B mandate is clear: if you’re flying anything larger than the smallest simplest aircraft, you have to install it. As with any innovation driven by regulator policy, it means the game has changed. And it is not just here: similar policies are rolling out worldwide.
CASE STUDY – Cross Data Integration (XDI) for Babcock Norway and the Scandinavian Air Ambulance
Flying ambulance fleets save lives every day, transporting patients from their homes or the site of an incident to hospitals and other medical facilities. Around the world, there are scores of air ambulances in the air at any one time. Their cargo is precious and their missions are often life and death – literally. It […]
PRESS RELEASE – Aussie aviation technology firm SkyNet Aviation adds Avinet Air Maestro crewing and rostering to industry-leading REACH Aero® Day Of Operations software
Brisbane, Australia, 14th May 2020 – The industry-leading SkyNet Aviation REACH Aero® Day Of Operations SaaS platform has just become even more powerful through the integration of Avinet’s Air Maestro crew management data. In late March 2020, SkyNet Aviation formalised a solutions partnership with Avinet to incorporate crewing, rostering, contract and fatigue management data directly […]