Eurocontrol’s efforts to help improve ATM efficiency and effectiveness demonstrated how the Brussels-based organisation helped optimise airspace capacity, minimise disruptions and improve environmental performance during the busiest summer on record. Over the three summer months […]
NATS’ air traffic controllers at London Heathrow have started using Indra’s latest generation system for Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control (A-SMGCS); InNOVA Ground. With the upgrade, the A-SMGCS and the tower displays have been […]
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has split the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into two sectors, reports Nigerian Flight Deck The sectorisation which took off at exactly 00.01 UTC on 18 July was a […]
Bulgarian air navigation service provider BULATSA is to invest in the establishment of a real-time recovery centre in Bozhurishte municipality. The centre will be a three storey building with a total floor space of around […]
France’s DSNA is introducing an innovative service with more sophisticated real-time weather prediction models to support pre-tactical and tactical phases in operations. Three French area control centres (ACCs) in Bordeaux, Marseille and Reims have been […]
Denmark’s Naviair and Austro Control became the first air navigation service providers (ANSP) to migrate to NewPENS in mid June, closely followed by PANSA, skyguide, Avinor, EANS and Slovenia Control. On 1 July, Belgium’s skeyes […]
Fraport will begin using real-time predictive runway arrival times, so called ‘ELDTs’ (Estimated Landing Times) delivered via FlightAware’s Firehose feed as an additional data source in the further optimisation of airport operations at their home […]
Traffic continues to rise steadily across Europe’s busy skies, and the total number of movements handled across the European aviation network overseen by the Eurocontrol Network Manager hit a new high on Friday, 28 June […]
Around 100 aircraft landing at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport have had to interrupt their final approaches so far this year either at the request of air traffic controllers or flight crew. At this rate, […]
Improved operational procedures have helped shrink the noise footprint at Britain’s second busiest airport. Smoother descents that reduce drag and use less power – the phasing out of the noisiest aircraft and the introduction of […]
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