Autumn 2005

Ones to watch in 2006

 

Galileo heads for the stars
"Baikonur we have lift off" does not have the same ring as Apollo 13's message to Houston, but the launch of the first test satellite of the European Union's Galileo programme in December may be an equally historic moment.

 

Airways New Zealand: the Kiwi high flier

 

Canso — communication and consolidation

 

DFS: braced for sell-off

 

France: first paces to a corporatized approach
It's a bit of a mouthful. "A linear organization connected through the professions it covers no longer a vertical one divided by sector — seemed to us to be better able to meet the needs of operators, while still capable of compliance with European and international regulations." But this is the key phrase, courtesy of Michel Wachenheim, France's director general of civil aviation, in spelling out the massive changes to the way. The country has reorganized the DGAC, its civil aviation authority, and specifically its air traffic control system in what it calls "the most profound restructuring for the last 30 years". From March 1 a new entity DSNA became responsible for France's air control network.

 

NATS, on the ascendant

 

Airservices Australia: the Eagle has landed (twice)

 

Terma: technology pushes further

 

FAA: an organization in search of an identity
The US' Federal Aviation Administration will look back on 2005 as a bruising year but also a critical one for its future. 2006 looks set to be more of the same. And how it reacts to the challenges ahead will be key to the future of how America flies till the start of the next decade.

 

NAV Portugal: exploiting its potential

 

Ireland's IAA: The sky's the limit

 

NAV Canada: 10 years on
NAV Canada was chosen as one of the key air traffic management players in 2006 and one of the ones to watch next year because of the way it has positioned itself at the cutting edge of the industry from the point of view of service, fees and general business dynamism. This status is widely acknowledged. Just five months ago a report by the US' General Audit Office held the private sector organization up as a possible successful business model to be adapted for its own Federal Aviation Administration. NavCanada celebrates its 10th year as a private organization next year. Air Traffic Management interviewed John Crichton, president and chief executive officer at NAV Canada.

 

Cape Verde: distance no object

 

Consultants & Services

 

Meteorology

 

National CAAs & ANSPs

 

Corporate Profile

 

ATCA — celebrating 50 years of service

 

Navigation

 

ATC training challenges

 

Simulation & Training

 

Modern ATC Simulators
Fifteen years ago air traffic control (ATC) simulation was revolutionised by the introduction of PCs and raster scan displays. The novel designs with their modular flexibility reduced the cost of entry by an order of magnitude. The dramatic reduction in price and the simplification of the technology supported by a growing acceptance of PCs made simulators available to a wider range of users while changing the nature of the market and the players.