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ATC Global Insight
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ATC GLOBAL INSIGHT is a unique guide to the air traffic management industry. The
newsletter is published every two weeks and distributed electronically, free-of
charge, to over 12,000 ATM readers worldwide.
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It offers news, updates, analysis and commentary on the most important issues impacting
the industry. It is unlike any other ATM publication.
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ATC Global Insight edition 105
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01-May-2012
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HEADLINE NEWS
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The first three months of 2012 saw a total of 2.12 million flights in Europe. This is a decrease of...
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Almost three years after the technical start of the SESAR programme, the SESAR Joint Undertaking together with key personnel from...
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In the framework of Release 2, eight NATS controllers under the supervision of SESAR project manager Stephen Pember of NATS...
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The FAA plans to recruit 6,200 more controllers over the next five years according to the seventh annual update to...
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Nav Canada released a report in April 2012 detailing its progress in efforts to reduce aviation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) reported a successful financial performance in 2011 with increased traffic, turnover and operating profit, Operating...
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GE-designed Performance-based Navigation (PBN) flight paths were validated at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport in the Sichuan Province of China in April...
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Brazil’s first Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight procedures are approved for operational use, following a successful validation flight by GOL...
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The Flight Safety Foundation/South East Europe-Middle East-Cyprus is hosting an International Conference on “Aviation Security: from words to action”...
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CANSO, the AEA and ACI have agreed on common points for the definition of the SESAR Deployment Manager, as described...
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According to the Eurocontrol Network Operations Report for March 2012, the general traffic decline that started with the winter season...
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A new airspace structure will enter into effect with the start of operations of the two parallel runways at the...
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Alliance Airlines has fitted automatic dependant surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) technology to four of its Fokker 100 aircraft operating...
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Air Traffic Control the Netherlands opened a back-up control centre at the end of April 2012 with capacity to take...
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Mode S implementation in Europe moved to the next stage at the end of April 2012, by extending the number...
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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The training institution Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan of Indonesia (STPI) reports installation of additional Comsoft products. After commissioning of Comsoft’s ATM...
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The Croatian air navigation service provider Croatia Control has selected Comsoft’s AMHS message solution which also acts as AFTN/AMHS gateway...
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Philadelphia International Airport has selected ITT Exelis Symphony OpsVue flight tracking and situational awareness system. Symphony OpsVue offers a real-time...
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Qatar CAA has selected Frequentis’ voice communication system (VCS) for Doha International Airport main fire control station. Frequentis is supplying...
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Chilean ANSP DGAC has selected Frequentis’ VCS to provide voice communications at Valdivio, Osorno and Arica airports for delivery later...
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Ricochet AS will supply screen recording for Menara Airport in Marrakech under a contract awarded through Italian company Selex S.I....
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Harris ATM Solutions has been awarded a contract to provide a back-up air traffic control system for Baghdad International Airport...
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STR SpeechTech reports continued strong orders for its StarCaster ATIS solution. Over the past year, StarCaster was selected for installation...
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Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) has selected Searidge Technologies to provide an intrusion detection solution for the perimeter adjoining the movement...
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Cassidian reports completion of certification measurements of its MSSR 2000 I secondary radar by the AIMS programme office of the...
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Luciad has recently developed a complete product portfolio that enables the development of cloud-based Geospatial Situational Awareness applications...
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The FAA has selected Rockwell Collins' Head-up Guidance Systems (HGS) with synthetic and enhanced vision to support its NextGen implementation...
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Raytheon and Lockheed Martin completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control...
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Indra acquired Park Air Systems Norway from its owner Northrop Grumman Denmark for Eur42 million in April 2012. The company...
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Kenyan air navigation service provider, KAA, has selected Indra to implement a system that will streamline planning of terminal operations...
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Rohde & Schwarz has delivered a fully equipped R&S MX400 mobile air traffic control tower to the Indonesian air traffic...
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Harris ATC Solutions (formerly Solacom) will supply its Liberty-STAR Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the Cibao International Airport...
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Comsoft has secured a contract for two ARTAS systems with the new V8B baseline for the new ATC Centre in...
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The NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida has accepted two Mission Operation Voice Enhancement (MOVE) VCS3020 systems supplied by...
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The US Navy has purchased two more radar systems from Raytheon as part of a continuing effort to replace outdated...
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The FAA has awarded Raytheon a two-year contract extension, first awarded in 2003, to continue to provide services for the...
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Saab Sensis for the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) “Adaptation of a...
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LightSquared has reached agreement with Inmarsat to amend the cooperation agreement between the two companies to support its...
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PEOPLE
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The MITRE Corporation has appointed Lillian Zarrelli Ryals as vice president and deputy general manager of the Center for Advanced...
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