Air Traffic Control News

Gracias MADRID! World ATM Congress 2022 A great Success!

The ninth annual World ATM Congress, held at Recinto Ferial IFEMA Madrid, concluded on Thursday, 23 June. The world’s largest air traffic management (ATM) event attracted over 7,900 registrants who engaged with over 200 exhibitors from 134 countries and territories - The Exhibition Hall featured 202 exhibitors from around the world. In total, seven theatres hosted 165 sessions, with more than 200 aviation experts from industry, government, labour, and educational institutions participated in presentations, panel discussions, technical briefings, and product demonstrations and launches.

DFS Deutsche FLugsicherung GMBH, Eurocontrol MUAC, Hungarocontrol and NASA AMES Research Centre were announced as the 2022 Maverick Awards winners during the Second Day of World ATM Congress

The Maverick Awards, created to recognise outstanding achievements in four categories of air traffic management (ATM): innovation, collaboration, resiliency and sustainability, were introduced by ATCA’s (the Air Traffic Control Association) President and CEO Brian Bruckbauer and CANSO’s (the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) Director General Simon Hocquard - Yesterday, World ATM Congress awarded the 2022 Maverick Awards. The Awards recognise outstanding achievements in four categories of air traffic management (ATM): Innovation, in which the winner was DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung …

Airbus and Linde to cooperate on hydrogen infrastructure for airports

Airbus and Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports worldwide. - The agreement follows a cooperation agreement signed in Singapore in February and covers collaboration on global supply chains for hydrogen, from production to airport storage, including the integration of refuelling into normal ground handling operations. Both companies will define and launch pilot projects at several airports from early 2023 onwards.

Boeing Signs on for Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Data Services

Aireon, the world’s leading provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, will deliver its flight data stream to Boeing [NYSE: BA]. Boeing will use the stream to expand its advanced data analytics capabilities in its effort to further strengthen commercial air travel safety. Aireon will provide historical aircraft data and near real-time aircraft event data via its AireonINSIGHTS product for select Boeing airplane programs.

Morocco upgrades aeronautical message handling with Frequentis Comsoft

The Moroccan Airports Authority, ONDA (Office National Des Aéroports), entrusts Frequentis Comsoft to upgrade their message handling and switching capability in line with latest ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) basic and extended AMHS (ATS Message Handling System) service profiles. The new system has been operational at the Area Control Centre in Casablanca since November 2021. - Thanks to its strategic location, Morocco is an important hub for air traffic flows between many regions of the world.

CAELUM and FREQUENTIS partner to develop solutions for South Korean unmanned traffic management market

CAELUM Co., Ltd, a South Korean aerospace & defense industry developer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Frequentis Singapore Pte Ltd, a global industry leader in air traffic management (ATM) systems, to work in collaboration on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions in South Korea. - The MoU represents the first steps between CAELUM and Frequentis to address the growing need for next-generation traffic management systems capable of handling the unique challenges of UAM technologies, including flexible use of airspace.

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