Monthly Archives: October 2017

NAMA signs deal on space-based ADS-B

Posted on October 30, 2017

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aireon on exploring the deployment of space-based Automatic Dependent … More ››

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Nav Canada confirms faith in radar tech

Posted on October 30, 2017

Nav Canada has confirmed that over the course of the next 10 years it is planning a massive radar replacement project across the country – the … More ››

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IATA denies bottom-up national strategy approach is weakening aims of the Single European Sky

Posted on October 30, 2017

IATA has outlined its new strategy to get the most consequential individual states to develop their national air navigation services in partnership with airlines in … More ››

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Italy’s Leonardo grows its African footprint

Posted on October 26, 2017

Leonardo has made further gains in Africa with two contracts to provide ATC systems for Somalia and Sudan. The first contract was signed in Montreal with … More ››

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US to test drones beyond FAA regulations

Posted on October 25, 2017

President Donald J Trump has directed US  transportation secretary Elaine Chao to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in … More ››

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IATA, ACI launch NEXTT conceptual leap

Posted on October 24, 2017

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in collaboration with Airports Council International (ACI) have launched the New Experience in Travel and Technologies (NEXTT) initiative. In … More ››

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Unmanned flying is the future: Europe’s pilots

Posted on October 24, 2017

Drone, airline and helicopter pilots have much more in common than just the same airspace, according to the conclusions generated by the first workshop for manned and unmanned aviation pilots, … More ››

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Arrival Manager improvements benefit Heathrow

Posted on October 24, 2017

Aircraft flying from Europe into London Heathrow Airport now benefit from more accurate delay information thanks to the advanced data available from NATS’ Arrival Manager … More ››

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Cambridge Pixel radar trackers head to China

Posted on October 24, 2017

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording sub-systems, is supplying radar trackers, through local agent Aeroer, to the Second Institute of Civil … More ››

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2036 to see passengers doubling to 7.8bn

Posted on October 24, 2017

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.8 billion passengers to travel in 2036, a near doubling of the 4 billion air travelers expected to … More ››

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