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Airspace World off to great start as exhibitors begin to sign up
Thales delivers the 1000th Air Traffic Surveillance worldwide radar milestone, a co-mounted primary TRAC NG and secondary RSM surveillance radar to DECEA, the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control.
CANSO congratulates new EUROCONTROL Director General
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GMBH, EUROCONTROL MUAC, Hungarocontrol and NASA AMES Research Centre announced as the 2022 Maverick Awards winners
Flights to Lyon demonstrate potential for greening of aviation
EUROCONTROL MUAC and Indra launch the worldās most advanced controller-pilot communication system and accelerate the digitalisation of the European sky
Morocco upgrades aeronautical message handling with Frequentis ComsoftĀ
NAV CANADA to evaluate iTEC
CAAS, Ostin, Sita and Startical to trial satellite communication between pilots and air traffic controllers
Mexico to enhance airspace network availability with Frequentis satellite system upgrade
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Think creatively, think fast
Alex Bristol, CEO skyguide, says air navigation service providers must recognise how much the industry will change. What does good UTM look like and should ANSPs be getting involved in drone airspace? There was a lot of hype to start …
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Space regulations must be harmonised
A flexible approach to airspace management is needed to accommodate increasing commercial space operations. Not so long ago, rocket launches were an exception and were treated as such by air navigation service providers (ANSPs). But commercial space launches ā whether it …
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A blueprint for future skies
The CATS Vision Roadmap will facilitate an aviation system that powers sustainable global mobility and prosperity. The Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council has launched a roadmap for its 2045 vision. The aim is a seamless, sustainable sky for all …
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Towards a carbon neutral future for aviationļæ¼
CANSOās GreenATM programme will give credibility to the environmental work of air navigation service providers. CANSO has launched GreenATM, an environmental accreditation programme providing air navigation service providers (ANSPs) with an independent, industry-endorsed assessment of their environmental efforts. With …
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Blockchain: itās not just for cryptocurrency any more
When the CANSO Strategic Technology Work Group decided to examine emerging technologies in a series of whitepapers, including Blockchain in that list seemed logical. It is a technology with many potential uses, and yet little about it is well understood, …
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The value of Human Factors Integration in ATM change
Egisā Head of Human Factors, Aviation, Dr Ā Simone Rozzi discusses the trade-off between short term cost and time benefits versusĀ human performance ādebtsā in ATM change projects. Tight deadlines and other pressures mean that it is very easy for programme …
