News and views – the latest from CANSO and its Members
Latest news
Malaysia goes digital with Rohde & Schwarz state-of-the-art ATC solutions for KL International Airport
NATS signs contract extension for the provision of Air Traffic Controllers to Hong Kong International Airport
Airspace Asia Pacific planning picks up speed
Indra furthers its Asia-Pacific ATM business with the contract to renew Vietnam’s Air Traffic Management systems with cutting-edge technology
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand collaborate and share safety data and information to enhance aviation safety
Euro-Asia leaders meet in Istanbul
Safely integrating uncrewed traffic at Tekapo Aerodrome through AirShare UTM
Thales Australia and Underwood Innovation Labs sign an MoU to establish a collaborative Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Centre of Excellence inQueensland, Australia
CANSO Director General addresses APAC Civil Aviation Ministerial Conference
Australian ATC students graduate from New Zealand training
Views
Blog
Regional Cross-Border ATFM Virtually! Really?
“In computing, the term virtual refers to a digitally replicated version of something real, whether it’s a machine, a switch, memory or even reality. It is distinguished from the real by the fact that it lacks an absolute, physical …
Blog
A Higher Vantage Point – the APAC Ministerial Conference
Albert Einstein has been quoted as saying, “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” This seems to suggest that we need to transcend the immediate and obvious and approach our challenges from …
Blog
“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 …
Blog
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 …
Blog
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 …
Blog
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 …
