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African ANSPS and aviation industry stakeholders take the first steps on CANSO ATFM and CDM initiative
African air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and aviation industry stakeholders have agreed to create and support an air traffic flow management (ATFM) and collaborative decision-making (CDM) initiative. During the CANSO Africa Conference 2018, hosted in Mombasa by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, CANSO Member ANSPs including Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda, NAMA and ATNS, as well as key aviation industry stakeholders, agreed to create and support a CANSO ATFM and CDM initiative to help to further improve the …
CANSO Africa Conference 2018 identifies key steps for safe and seamless ATM operations in Africa
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, has identified key areas of focus for improving the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of air traffic management (ATM) in Africa and paving the way for a seamless sky. From robust industry partnerships, to embracing tools and technologies and finding common solutions to common problems, CANSO has called on the ATM community in Africa to leverage the power of partnership and innovation and work together to improve performance across the region.
Safety, Connectivity, Blocked Funds, ATM & Human Capital Top Agenda for Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted five priorities which must be addressed for aviation to deliver maximum economic and social benefits in Africa. These are: Enhancing safety efforts Enabling airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity Unblocking airline funds Avoiding air traffic management re-fragmentation and over-investment Ensuring that Africa has the professionals it needs to support the industry’s growth Aviation currently supports 6.8 million jobs and contributes $72.5 billion in GDP to Africa.
Adacel Successfully Completes ATC Simulator Project in Algeria
Adacel Systems Inc. (Adacel or the Company), an industry leader in the design and production of air traffic control training systems, reported that they have completed installation and site acceptance testing for an Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation system and Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE) training system at Blida, Algeria. Under terms of the contract with the Commandement des Forces Aériennes, Ministère de la Défense Nationale Algeria, Adacel has supplied their state-of-the-art MaxSim ATC simulation systems comprised of multi-position control tower, …
ERA extends its presence in Africa by implementing significant project in Nigeria
ERA (a member of OMNIPOL group) announced that it had been awarded a contract to implement a WAM and ATM system monitoring the air traffic of helicopters flying to Gulf of Guinea (Niger Delta), in Nigeria, Africa. ERA will deliver 39 stations. The contract was signed by the end user, the Nigerian Air Space Management Authority (NAMA) in Lagos on 12th April 2018. NAMA puts its trust in ERA thanks to a reference from a previous oil rig monitoring system for Holland ANSP LVNL already in operations for three years in the North Sea.
SITTI VCS active at Blaise Diagne International Airport, Dakar (Senegal)
Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) is the new international airport in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. The airport construction initially began in April 2007 and after some delays finally resumed in November 2016; it was commissioned in December 2017. SITTI contributed to the successful commissioning by supplying a new MULTIFONO® M800IP® Voice Communication System (VCS) with 16 Controller Working Positions and relevant consoles.
- INDRA wins contracts to modernize 20 Air Control Centers and 40 Towers in the last year, reinforcing its global leadership
- Air Cargo Off to a Robust Start in 2018
- Leonardo successfully completed factory acceptance tests for the new Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre
- World ATM Congress Opens In Madrid, Highlights Technology And New Entrants In Rapidly Changing Skies
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