Air Traffic Control News
In our daily updated news section you can find all the important news from the Air Traffic Control Industry Worldwide.
Air Traffic Control News
EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot on flying higher
In their flight plans, aircraft request to cruise at an altitude (‘flight level’) that’s most efficient for them, so that they burn less fuel. When airspace is congested, they might request lower or be kept lower by air traffic management. The graph shows how requested cruise levels have increased over the last 25 years: in September 1995 only 6% of flights requested to cruise above flight level 350 (FL350, approximately 35,000 feet), by September 2021 40% of flights did. Two advances in aircraft technology have driven cruise levels higher over this period.
Federal Aviation Administration Issued Operational Viability Decision on Saab Remote Tower System
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Services organization issued its Operational Viability Decision on the Saab Remote Tower (rTWR) system on September 29, 2021, and has authorized the continued provision of air traffic control (ATC) services by controllers using the system at Leesburg Executive Airport, Virginia. The Saab rTWR system deployed at Leesburg includes fixed High-Definition (HD) cameras and controller displays, maneuverable optical and infrared cameras, microphones, and a signal light gun.
Thales Ground Master family of radars celebrates a milestone - 100th deployment worldwide for protection of national airspace
Thales delivered its 100th radar from the Ground Master family - a Ground Master 400 (GM400) to Morocco end July 2021, under a contract signed in 2019 with the Royal Moroccan Air Force (in addition to a previous order placed in 2013). - Away from the front lines, the resurgence in geostrategic confrontations between the world's major powers has significantly increased demand for airspace protection solutions. In addition to hypersonic missiles and theatre ballistic missiles, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) now also constitute a threat to airspace sovereignty.
Air Traffic Management and Emerging Airspace Entrants come together for three days in Madrid
The eighth annual World ATM Congress, held at Feria de Madrid, concluded on Thursday, 28 October. The world’s largest air traffic management (ATM) event attracted over 5,400 attendees and 172 exhibitors from 117 countries and territories. His Majesty the King of Spain inaugurated the three-day Congress. His Majesty was joined by Secretary of State for Transportation, Mobility and Urban Agenda and ENAIRE President Isabel Pardo de Vera; CANSO Director General Simon Hocquard; and ATCA President and CEO Brian R. Bruckbauer.
ENAIRE and DSNA France sign a memorandum of understanding on aeronautical information at the World ATM Congress
Enrique Maurer, ENAIRE's Air Navigation Services Director, and Geoffroy Ville, Deputy COO of DSNA France (Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on aeronautical information at the World ATM Congress, which was opened yesterday in Madrid. Among other aspects, the AIS MoU identifies the geographical area and the aeronautical entities of mutual interest to both countries, and sets out a process for coordinating modifications to these entities prior to their publication in amendments to the respective AIPs (Aeronautical Information …
First DREAMS project flight trial at Twente airfield brings Enhanced Arrival Procedures supported by advanced GNSS into the operational environment
A series of live flight trials by EUROCONTROL and partners to demonstrate runway enhanced approaches made with satellite navigation kicked off in early October 2021 at Twente airfield, the first of three demos featuring several aircraft platforms and airspace users in multiple airport environments with both GBAS & SBAS. Trials at Frankfurt and Rome-Ciampino will follow later this year and in 2022. - The Twente demonstrations saw NLR’s research Cessna Citation II join a Lufthansa A319 and a TUI fly B737 Max 8 to evaluate under real visual conditions, using the Indra Navia GBAS ground …
- EPOS Expands the COMMAND Portfolio with the Adaptable PTT 50 Series
- ScioTeq’s 43” ATC-grade display becomes the standard in Italian ACC Centers
- French air traffic control to benefit from FREQUENTIS and CS GROUP voice communication systems in 20-year replacement program
- Bangladesh Modernises its Nationwide Air Traffic Management Infrastructure with Thales
Join our community for FREE today!
Create and share your own profile
Join the discussions
Publish your own items
Subscription to our eNewsletter
Get connected with ATC Professionals Worldwide
FREE membership benefits
- * create and share your own profile
- * join the discussions
- * publish your own items on ATC Networkmanage news, jobs, tenders, companies, events, showcases, educations, associations and literature.
- * subscribe to our eNewsletter
Page tags
