Airservices is a government-owned corporation providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry. We manage air traffic operations for around 75 million passengers on more than three million flights every year.

ASPIRE/INSPIRE

The Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) was created to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment through a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from aviation through technological innovation and best practice air traffic management.

ASPRE was established in February 2008 as a joint partnership between Airservices Australia, Airways New Zealand and the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America.

In October 2009 ASPIRE was expanded to include the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and in February 2010 the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) was welcomed to the ASPIRE group.

AEROTHAI formally advised their intention to join ASPIRE in December 2010. It is anticipated that a formal commitment will be signed by AEROTHAI in 2011.

Since the creation of ASPIRE, it has undertaken a series of test flights to demonstrate and measure the emission reductions and fuel savings achievable through the use of existing efficiency procedures.

The Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce Emissions (INSPIRE) partnership is also being formed. A formal commitment between Airservices Australia, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) of South Africa, United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority Air Navigation Services (UAE GCAA ANS) and Aviation Authority of India (AAI) is expected to be signed in March 2011.