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Malaysia enhances aviation rescue coordination with Frequentis
Digital Solutions and Technology focus at the CANSO Asia Pacific Conference 2024 in Chengdu, China
Industry collaboration to advance fast-growing aerospace sector in Aotearoa
CANSO is launching a new Airspace exhibition in Asia Pacific
Air traffic controllers from around the world meet in Singapore to discuss best practices and challenges in air traffic management
Registration for the CANSO Asia Pacific Conference 2024 now open
The Aviation Studies Institute publishes white paper for fostering the public adoption of urban air mobility.
Airservices Australia commences build of Australia’s cutting-edge drone traffic management system
Saab and Thales sign ATM MOU for Singapore
Singapore and Saudi Arabia Civil Aviation Authorities sign MOU and upgrade air services agreement to strengthen hub-to-hub collaboration
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“Out of Fragmentation comes Integration” – romance of regional ATM
“Out of fragmentation comes integration. Prolonged union leads to divisions.” These are the opening lines of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th-century historical novel of the Three Kingdoms period by Luo Guanzhong. The seemingly contradictory statements …
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The world of airspace according to Airspace World
Slowly but surely, Airspace World is shaping a new airspace world order. In 1910, States met in Paris for the International Air Navigation Conference. This was the first attempt to establish a global aviation order, but it stalled over competing …
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CANSO APAC Conference Needs You
Grab is a ride-hailing app widely used in Southeast Asia. Recently, I was attending some meetings at a regional city, and I scheduled a ride in advance using Grab. To my disappointment, the driver cancelled the ride half …
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The Asia Pacific ATM White Paper: A manifesto for regional ATM?
Sichuan is known as a prosperous agricultural province of China, but this has not always been so. The Chengdu plain in Sichuan used to be plagued with floods and droughts. More than 2000 years ago, Li Bing, a local official built …
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Kung Fu ATM: from Beijing dialogue to workgroups in Nanjing
Kung Fu is often taken to mean martial arts. However, the literal translation of Kung Fu refers to any discipline or skill that requires hard work, patience, and dedication to master. This description could not be more apt …
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The Road to Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) in the Asia Pacific
Several ANSPs in the Asia Pacific, IATA, and CANSO are signing a Letter of Intent in Singapore for a TBO pathfinder project. This reminded me of how the region first embarked on the collaborative multi-nodal ATFM concept. TBO …
