Publications

Air traffic flow management (ATFM) and airport collaborative decision making (A-CDM) are collaborative processes aimed at improving efficiency and optimising resources in airspace and at airports. With growth of air traffic prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, ATFM and A-CDM became central to air traffic management in many regions and airports …

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Cybersecurity brings together best practices, knowledge and experience from various industry stakeholders to enable air navigation service providers (ANSP) to assess and improve their cybersecurity performance, as well as their suppliers.

The best practice document measures performance using a maturity model that …

CANSO’s tenth Global Air Navigation Services Performance Report uses key performance metrics to measure the cost-efficiency and productivity of air navigation service providers(ANSP). The latest report includes data from 57 ANSPs responsible for the management of 65% of the world’s air traffic. It covers data from 2014 up …

The Africa ATFM Implementation Plan: CANSO Mombasa ATFM Roadmap outlines the tools required to establish air traffic flow management (ATFM) in Africa.

ATFM helps to improve the safety and efficiency of aviation and boost connectivity. An integral part of the ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan and ICAO Aviation …

As traffic restrictions begin to lift and traffic volumes begin to grow, ANSPs must be ready to provide a service in what is likely to be a unique demand environment with variable traffic levels.

ATM never shut down throughout this crisis. In all regions of the globe ANSPs kept the …

CANSO’s COVID-19: Ensuring continuity of ATS service globally provides essential guidance for the ATM industry on navigating the global COVID-19 pandemic.

ANSPs are taking extraordinary measures to ensure the health of employees during this time in order to provide the maximum level of continuity in the provision …

CANSO works with ACI to ensure responsible operations and has partnered to produce Use of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) for Noise Management. This publication provides guidance and shares best practices on PBN implementation and highlights opportunities to mitigate the effects of aircraft noise.

While PBN offers benefits to safety, …

The CANSO Emergency Response Planning Guide brings together best practices, knowledge and experience related to contingency plans and procedures from air navigation service providers (ANSP) around the world. The Guide helps ANSPs develop a formal emergency response plan that documents the orderly and efficient transition from normal to …

Airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM) can improve the efficiency, capacity and environmental performance of airport operations by optimising the use of resources and improving the predictability of events. A-CDM may also enhance the planning and management of en-route operations. The procedure is based on real-time information sharing between airport operators, aircraft …

The annual growth of air transport requires solutions to ensure operational efficiency and security in air traffic management (ATM). Air traffic flow management (ATFM) and collaborative decision-making (CDM) are processes that help to balance demand against capacity and increase operational coordination between aviation stakeholders, creating a safer, more efficient flow …

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Human Performance Management provides a roadmap to help air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to assess, develop and improve their human performance management.

As new ATM technologies and procedures are introducing greater reliance on automation and adaptation, flexibility is necessary to keep the …

Safety is the industry’s number one priority and CANSO is committed to the delivery of operational best practice through a strong regional focus.

The CANSO Asia Pacific Regional Safety Implementation Strategy facilitates the collaborative regional improvement of safety in the region and provides a reference guide for Member ANSPs in …

The CANSO Global Air Navigation Services Performance Report provides an annual global overview of air navigation service provider (ANSP) performance. It compares key financial and productivity indicators from participating ANSPs, highlighting global performance trends and identifying gaps. The report provides a basis for collective improvement, enabling ANSPs and their stakeholders …

ANSP Considerations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations addresses increasing demand on air traffic management (ATM) by the introduction of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations into airspace and considers how to safely accommodate these new entrants into airspace.

Regulators around the world are beginning to permit small scale, local …

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Safety Management Systems helps ANSPs build, implement and improve their Safety Management Systems (SMS) to suit the size and operational complexity of their organisation, reflect industry best practices and meet international standards.

The latest version incorporates recent developments in safety management thinking and practice …

The digitisation of ATM processes and procedures plays an important role in enabling integrated and interoperable air navigation services worldwide. As the global voice of air traffic management (ATM), CANSO seeks to provide expertise and guidance on all aspects of ATM operations; and improving the standard of aeronautical information management (…

The CANSO Acquisition Excellence Manual is an essential guide that will prepare the ATM industry for potentially seismic shifts in business and purchasing models. It breaks down the walls to often complex and time-consuming processes and procedures; and provides insight and guidance on acquisition best practice from both …

Unstable Approaches: Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practices, Third Edition, has been produced by CANSO, IATA, IFATCA and IFALPA.

The approach and landing phases of flight accounted for approximately 61 percent of accidents between 2012 and 2016. Unstable approaches were a factor in 16 percent of those approach and landing accidents. The purpose …

Air Navigation Service Provider Carbon Footprinting: A Best Practice Guide offers ANSPs practical advice on measuring carbon emissions, a crucial first step in identifying and delivering environmental improvements. 

Measuring and reporting environmental performance is a key social responsibility for businesses as concerns about sustainability issues increase. This guide …

Performance-based navigation (PBN) is instrumental in improving the efficiency of airspace across the globe, and CANSO’s Performance-Based Navigation for ANSPs: Concept 2030 offers a vision of PBN for the year 2030.

By determining the future state of PBN, this guide is designed to assist CANSO Members as they prepare for, or …

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CANSO’s vision is to transform air traffic management performance globally; to harmonise airspace so that planes can fly smoothly and seamlessly across the globe. CANSO has identified a number of impediments to the safe and efficient crossing of Flight Information Region (FIR) boundaries and we have previously published guides …

 Partnership is one of the three pillars of Vision 2020. The partnership between airports, airlines and ATM to reduce congestion and delays is key to improving efficiency at airports. This partnership is realised through the concept of airport collaborative decision-making (A-CDM), which is being used effectively by many CANSO Members.

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CANSO provides the ANSP Guidelines for Implementing ATS Surveillance Services Using Space-Based ADS-B to support Member ANSPs as they consider whether to incorporate the future system of space-based ADS-B into their air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure.

This document provides background information on ATS surveillance systems and related services; …

CANSO has published the CANSO Performance-Based Navigation Best Practice Guide for ANSPs.

The document provides practical guidance on performance-based navigation (PBN) as it applies primarily to the terminal and approach environments. It highlights the need for a clear and concise set of design requirements, and focuses on the areas …

CANSO has published its Recommended Key Performance Indicators for Measuring ANSP Operational Performance.

It identifies twenty one KPIs spanning all phases of flights with particular importance placed on the KPIs for efficient use of capacity and efficient flight trajectories. The KPIs will improve the alignment of air traffic management (ATM) …

CANSO has published the Best Practice Guide to Crossing Flight Information Region Boundaries. The Guide addresses two of the main impediments to the safe and efficient crossing of Flight Information Region (FIR) boundaries: inconsistencies in filing flight plans; and problems in transitioning between surveillance and non-surveillance airspaces.

The Guide …

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Download CANSO Europe Strategy for the Future of Safety in ATM

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Download CANSO Guide to Customer Relationship Management

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/canso_framework_for_ansp_management

Download CANSO Framework for ANSP Management Systems

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/bangkok-singapore_cdm_journal

Download Bangkok-Singapore CDM Journal

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/guidetoseparationofserviceprovisionandregulation

Download Guide To Separation Of Service Provision & Regulation

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Download Airspace Sovereignty: A CANSO Perspective

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ANSP Considerations For RPAS Operations

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/measuring_operational_environmental_performance

Download Measuring Operational Environmental Performance

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/safetyculturedefinitionandenhancementprocessnew

Download Safety Culture Definition And Enhancement Process