Skyguide strengthens operational continuity and invests in air traffic control resilience

The Swiss Federal Audit Office has published its new report on Skyguide‘s business continuity management. It confirms the progress made and highlights areas where further action is needed. Skyguide is actively implementing the recommendations and systematically building up its own resilience. To this end, Skyguide is continuously investing in its business continuity management system.

Skyguide operates a highly available air traffic control system. Nevertheless, unexpected events can occur which, in an emergency, could lead to prolonged interruptions in the system and thus in air traffic. Following the Clear the Sky incident on 15 June 2022, Skyguide has intensified the development of its business continuity management (BCM) and is continuously driving it forward.

The latest report by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) attests that Skyguide has made progress and continued its work in all five core areas of BCM: guidelines, risk and business impact analyses, strategic orientation, testing and awareness-raising, and operational planning. Skyguide is pursuing a clear plan for robust air traffic management in crisis situations: it is actively implementing the EFK’s recommendations, strengthening its infrastructure and thus significantly increasing its BCM maturity level by the end of 2027.