A top-class jury of 17 international experts has honoured the prototype of a tower human machine interface in the category product interfaces with the prestigious iF communication design award.

In May 2009, Taiwans Air Navigation Service Provider (ANWS) chose the Frequentis MET and ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information System) solution for its international Kinmen airport. Frequentis and its Taiwanese partner, Ring Line, will supply ANWS with a fully integrated meteorological system and ATIS solution.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today published its final decision on proposals for a second phase of expansion in the use of Mode S transponders in UK airspace.

Airservices schedule of inspecting and maintaining regional navigation equipment will remain on course next month with the help of regional technical skills training and development programs.

An international panel of fuel experts has endorsed moving forward a new specification for final approval for alternative commercial jet fuel, reaching a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administrations efforts to support the aviation industrys endeavors to develop sustainable alternative fuels.

NATS, the UKs leading air navigation service provider, has reported a strong set of financial results for the year ended 31 March 2009. The group also maintained its safety record, provided customers with good operational service and continued to deliver on its critical investment projects.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for May showing passenger demand declining 9.3% compared to the same month in previous year while freight demand was down by 17.4%. International passenger load factors stood at 71.2%, down from 74.5% recorded in May 2008.

COMSOFT announces the successful completion of site acceptance tests for their state-of-the-art Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system in Vietnam.

Airservices Australia and Naverus today signed a contract that will lay the foundations for the worlds first nationwide performance-based navigation (PBN) network, delivering significant reductions in aircraft emissions and noise, reduced flight miles and substantial fuel savings.

Combitech AB and Integra A/S have signed an Agreement of Cooperation regarding the consultancy services of Technical Information Systems. The cooperation will include services and technical solutions within the Aviation, Defence and Public sector in Europe.

A new safety system that alerts pilots to potential runway collisions is now operating at Los Angeles International Airport.

CANSO, the global voice of ATM, has concluded its first day of debate at its 13th AGM & CEO Conference with a call for a new era for the Association through greater global operational cooperation.

On 30 June 2009, the system of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) will be officially closed. This includes the dissolution of the present regulatory system of JAA, the closing of the JAA Liaison Office in Cologne, Germany as well as the withdrawal from the Cyprus Arrangements by unilateral acts of all Member States.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has honoured several RAF personnel for guiding to safety a pilot who suffered a stroke during a routine flight. The pilot, flying solo in a light aircraft, was left blind by the attack and unable to land at his destination. An RAF pilot, Wing Commander Paul Gerrard, and his colleagues at the air traffic control unit at Linton-on-Ouse near York worked together to shepherd the pilot to a safe landing. The RAF team today received the CAAs annual Safety Award in recognition of their actions.

CANSO, the Global Voice of ATM, is preparing to navigate to better times at its 13th AGM & CEO Conference in San Diego June 21-24.

ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Technical Committee to develop Aeronautical standards. The ETSI Board today announced its decision to establish this new Technical Committee (TC AERO), whose work will focus primarily on supporting European initiatives in the Air Traffic Management sector.

During approach phases, most accidents are caused by the absence of vertical guidance. Over the last years, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the worldwide aviation community have thus been encouraging initiatives towards the replacement of non precision approaches by approaches with vertical guidance (APV), potentially delivered by a satellite system. However, current systems such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) do not meet the requirements for this type of approach.

The SESAR Joint Undertaking, a unique public-private partnership in air traffic management (ATM) research and development founded by the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, signed 16 contracts totalling €1.9 billion today, for the creation of Europes future ATM system.

Thales is proud to officially become a member of the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Joint Undertaking (JU), a unique public-private partnership in Air Traffic Management (ATM) research and development founded by the European Commission and Eurocontrol.

Within three to five years, the first drops of sustainable aviation biofuels could be entering the tanks of aircraft, according to the Geneva-based Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). In order to inform industry employees and members of the flying public about this new age in flight, the group this week launches a new publication, The Beginners Guide to Aviation Biofuels.

In 2010, EUROCONTROL, together with skyguide and its subsidiary Skysoft-ATM will launch live trials of a new system which introduces, for the first time, large scale electronic coordination between controllers working in different centres.

In order to support the air navigation community in executing the European ATM Master Plan, EUROCONTROL has today published strategic guidance describing how the Agencys activities will contribute to achieving the targets set out in the Plan.

Aspiring air traffic controllers now have a faster alternative to two year training programs. Advanced ATC, Inc., a privately held company based in Jacksonville, Fla., offers an intense one year training program through Valdosta Technical College, located in south Georgia.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the airline industry is committed to achieving carbon-neutral growth by 2020.

The nations air traffic controllers today are strongly denouncing Commerce Secretary Gary Lockes decision to move forward with a controversial plan to close the National Weather Service Center Weather Service Units (CWSUs) located at each of the 21 FAA regional en route centers and consolidate the service into two facilities, in Maryland and Kansas City.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recognized the outstanding achievements of Vietnam Air Navigation Services Corporation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Geneva International Airport and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad with IATAs prestigious Eagle Awards.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a major resizing and reshaping of the entire air transport value chain as airlines battle the ongoing global economic crisis. Airlines are expected to post losses of US$9 billion this year with an unprecedented 15% revenue drop that will see industry revenues shrink by US$80 billion to US$448 billion.

SolaCom Technologies Inc. headquartered in Gatineau, Quebec, a privately held designer and manufacturer of information and communications technology for the international market, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Air Traffic Control (ATC) business unit to the Harris Corporation.