News

News (Winter 2007)

 

European ANSP costs declining says new PRC report from Eurocontrol (Winter 2007)

 

Aena, DFS, NATS sign up to iTEC (Winter 2007)

 

NavPortugal deploys PHOENIX radar tracker (Winter 2007)

 

Contract News (Winter 2007)

 

News in brief (Summer 2007)

 

EC adopts harmonized air navigation charges structure (Spring 2007)

 

Contract news in brief (Spring 2007)

 

Beijing Airport sets multilateration first with ERA Rannoch (Spring 2007)

 

News in brief (Spring 2007)

 

2006 one of best years ever for European ATM (Spring 2007)

 

France's DSNA orders ADS-B ground stations (Winter 2006)

 

Contract news (Winter 2006)

 

ADS-B news (Winter 2006)

 

Multilateration makes bid to supplant radar (Summer 2006)

 

Koch becomes new CEO of The Tower Company (Spring 2006)

 

Avinor chief resigns as union pressure mounts (Spring 2006)

 

Scandinavian ATS academy 'Entry Point North'created (Spring 2006)

 

Avinor chief resigns as union pressure mounts (Spring 2006)

 

Scandinavian ATS academy 'Entry Point North'created (Spring 2006)

 

Chew announces restructuring of ATO (Spring 2006)

 

DeGaetano steps down, Jim Washington steps up at ATO (Spring 2006)

 

ATNS' Bradshaw calls it a day after 36 years (Spring 2006)

 

Bollinger resigns from ATCA, Castleberry to fill breach (Spring 2006)

 

Fisher joins NGATS Institute (Spring 2006)

 

Jobs lost as Airservices Australia restructures (Spring 2006)

 

Coutu takes senior Canadian slot in appeal tribunal (Spring 2006)

 

News Briefs (Spring 2006)

 

DFS recognises unions, resolves pay dispute (Spring 2006)

 

Inspector-general Mead to retire in February (Spring 2006)

 

NAMA gets new director-general (Spring 2006)

 

Industry veteran Voss moves from FAA to ICAO (Spring 2006)

 

Two sales directors for NATS (Spring 2006)

 

L-3 picks Morrish as CTO and Osbourne for acquisitions (Spring 2006)

 

Airservices Pacific new director appointed (Winter 2005)

 

DFS trims management board (Winter 2005)

 

Ex-Marconi chief is new Nats chairman (Winter 2005)

 

Canso view: Future funding of the FAA (Winter 2005)

 

Bogosian to head FAA Office of International Aviation (Winter 2005)

 

FAA/Natca clash goes on and on ... (Winter 2005)

 

New business manager for Airways NZ International (Winter 2005)

 

McCartney joins Real Time Engineering as consultant (Winter 2005)

 

Tribute: Donal Geaney 1951-2005 (Winter 2005)

 

Robey Lal new Iata India country head (Winter 2005)

 

New COO and CEO at Intelcan (Winter 2005)

 

Pitts new head of Northrop Grumman (Winter 2005)

 

ATC Maastricht event details come together (Winter 2005)

 

FAA awards Raytheon further contract option (Summer 2005)

 

Nats awards MDS to Sensis (Summer 2005)

 

IAA profits rise (Summer 2005)

 

Austrian Airlines calls for new control in Vienna (Summer 2005)

 

Nats attacks UK CAA (Summer 2005)

 

Two deals boost Lockheed Martin results (Summer 2005)

 

USGS creates early warning volcano system (Summer 2005)

 

Nasa calls for revolutionary proposals (Summer 2005)

 

Drake gets Chile voice comm system contracts (Summer 2005)

 

Airservices Australia ADS-B ground stations ok (Summer 2005)

 

News round up (Summer 2005)

 

Swedens Eurocat 2000E launch (Summer 2005)

 

Airspace news (Winter 2004)
The last three months in three minutes

 

News (Summer 2004)
Sita wins CPDLC contract, new tower for Edinburgh, happy birthday EAD.

 

Airspace news (Spring 2004)

 

NATS on firmer ground after bail-out (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Intelcan Awarded Third Turnkey Contract (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Barco unveils ISONA (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

DFS renews Ad Opt contract (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Belgocontrol chooses Schmid (Jul/Aug 2003)
ICS 200/60 chosen for Brussels Airport

 

Adacel receive $21 million contract extension from Lockheed Martin (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

ESA decides on Schmid (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

INDRA upgrades Panama’s air traffic management (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

AMS provides approach centre to Kosovo (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

End in sight for ATC lease financing (Jul/Aug 2003)
Tax proposals close QTE market

 

Iraq kicks off ATM rebuild with Raytheon system (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Spanish ATM system edges closer to British adoption (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Man arrested for killing controller (Jul/Aug 2003)
Suspect held in Skyguide killing

 

Malta joins CANSO (Jul/Aug 2003)
Five new members since start of 2004

 

Thales wins Dominican deal (Jul/Aug 2003)
New $8 million turnkey deal

 

PRESS RELEASE: New ATM Editor announced (Jul/Aug 2003)
Air Traffic Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Alasdair Whyte as Managing Editor.

 

New FAA bill keeps privatisation off the agenda (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Frequentis wins Ho Chi Minh voice deal (Jul/Aug 2003)
New system for Vietnam’s southern region

 

Southwest Airlines chooses ARINC for fleet modernisation (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

PRESS RELEASE: New reporter for Air Traffic Management (Jul/Aug 2003)
Ben Harrington hiring reflects increased focus on news

 

Adacel scoops fighter contract (Jul/Aug 2003)
Lockheed choses Adacel for Joint Strike Fighter

 

NATO air traffic surveillance support sought by Portugal (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

EUROCONTROL update on the status of Mode S deployment in Europe (Jul/Aug 2003)
EUROCONTROL yesterday held a conference at its headquarters to update airspace users, air navigation service providers, aircraft manufacturers and the military on the European deployment of, and airspace related mandates for, the new evolutionary generation of radar known as Mode S Elementary and Enhanced Surveillance.

 

Croatia awards Zagreb VCS prize to Schmid (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Skyguide bring in counsellors (Jul/Aug 2003)
“Sadness” following murder of controller

 

Drake enters Africa in partnership with Aeronav (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

USA sets target date for RVSM (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Seychelles takes Normarc ILS (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Broad Australian VHF network goes to NEC-Frequentis-R&S team (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Ho Chi Minh centre upgrades with Thales Eurocat (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Alaska adds Sensis transceivers for Capstone ADS-B (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

SITA broadens North American Aircom coverage (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Hannover and Bremen in line for tower system upgrade (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Dubai Airport installs new Thales radar (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Simple improvements could cut CFIT risks (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Brussels to track vehicles with Terma ADS-B (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

FAA starts digital radar deployment (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Maastricht Preview (Jul/Aug 2003)

 

Raytheon lands upgrade deal for MSAS (May/Jun 2003)

 

Seychelles to have Park Air ILS (May/Jun 2003)

 

Kiel to take Thales terminal system (May/Jun 2003)

 

Mathieu moves on from Thales ATM (May/Jun 2003)

 

Arinc implements VDL test station for Eurocontrol (May/Jun 2003)

 

Cambodia & China to have Raytheon radar (May/Jun 2003)

 

Indra to modernize Cochabamba ATC (May/Jun 2003)

 

Conflict probe starts rollout (May/Jun 2003)

 

Schmid gains China VCS deal (May/Jun 2003)

 

Frequentis team to upgrade FAA Command Centre (May/Jun 2003)

 

US approves flagship oceanic control system (May/Jun 2003)

 

Austria selects Thales for airport upgrade (May/Jun 2003)

 

AMS takes China deal (May/Jun 2003)

 

Danes plan HITT guidance for capital (May/Jun 2003)

 

Slovaks pick Thales for Bratislava upgrade (May/Jun 2003)

 

Military awards Raytheon transportable radar option (May/Jun 2003)

 

Briefs (Mar/Apr 2003)

 

Chinese radio work tighten ties with Park Air (Mar/Apr 2003)

 

Drake takes to Asia like a duck to water (Mar/Apr 2003)

 

A matter of timing (Mar/Apr 2003)

 

News (Jan/Feb 2003)

 

Corporate developments (Jul/Aug 2002)

 

September 13 - Where is FFA? (Jul/Aug 2002)
Guess correctly, win a prize!

 

FAA decides on FTI – Harris wins (Jul/Aug 2002)

 

Eurocontrol forms Safety Action Group (Jul/Aug 2002)

 

25 June – CFMU assesses strike plans, readies for possible UK move (May/Jun 2002)

 

19 June 2002 - European skies on strike; budget airlines cut corners? (May/Jun 2002)

 

Corporate developments (May/Jun 2002)

 

News (May/Jun 2002)
NATS North Sea restructuring; CAA denies NATS fee increase

 

PHARE-X forward (Mar/Apr 2002)
European research and development organisations are banding together in order to further the interaction between R&D organisation and industry participants, resulting in PHARE-X.

 

Boeing opens Hong Kong office (Mar/Apr 2002)
Boeing ATM is talking to Asian aviation authorities and service providers to spread awareness about ATMS constraints. By Dominic Jones

 

RVSM up and running (Mar/Apr 2002)
So far, so good, in the case of the largest change to in European airspace in the last 50 years, according to Eurocontrol.

 

May 27 – Eurocontrol CFMU woes; NATS under fire for failures (Mar/Apr 2002)

 

26 March - Lockheed to bid for FAA en-route contract (Jan/Feb 2002)

 

Corporate developments (Jan/Feb 2002)

 

Australia to trial ADS-B, implement RVSM over land (Jan/Feb 2002)

 

19 February 2002 - £60 million bailout for NATS (Jan/Feb 2002)

 

Swanwick on-line (Jan/Feb 2002)
Despite several years’ delay and millions of British pounds in cost overruns, the Swanwick, Hampshire NERC is now on-line.

 

Feasibly Baltic (Jan/Feb 2002)
The Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – are working on the “Baltics CNS/ATM Transition Project Feasibility Study,” Suzanne Christiansen reports.

 

Fatigue report (Jan/Feb 2002)
As part of the June, 1999 contract settlement between NAV Canada and CATCA, these two groups and Transport Canada appointed representatives to form the Tripartite Working Group (TWG) to study fatigue and the provision of air traffic control services. The 44-page Report to the Tripartite Steering Committee was released in September 2001.

 

Corporate Developments, New Products & People (Nov/Dec 2001)

 

News (Sep/Oct 2001)
Lockheed Martin's oceanic programme - Eurocontrol and Russia - Aerothai and RVSM - Japanese & Brazilian satellites - The Met Office goes on the web

 

17 October - Airlines to quit NATS? (Sep/Oct 2001)

 

Corporate Developments/New Products (Sep/Oct 2001)

 

Corporate Developments (Jul/Aug 2001)
This issue: Airtel, ARINC, Comsoft, Image Systems, Indra, Lockheed Martin, Micro Nav, Northrop Grumman, Orthogon, Park Air Systems, Raytheon, Trimble Navigation

 

15 August -- NATS appoints Gibson-Smith as non-executive chairman (Jul/Aug 2001)

 

News (Jul/Aug 2001)
This issue: Skyguide & DGAC in agreement; Global air traffic to triple; Boeing predicts increase; Complex electronic hardware seminar

 

2 August -- FAA Selects Park Air/ITT team for multimode radios (Jul/Aug 2001)

 

3 July -- McLauchlan of CANSO appointed chair of advisory group (May/Jun 2001)

 

7 June -- FAA, Boeing announce air traffic plans (May/Jun 2001)

 

Corporate Developments May/June (May/Jun 2001)

 

Corporate developments (Mar/Apr 2001)

 

22 March 2001 -- EU contacts country heads to unblock air traffic impasse (Mar/Apr 2001)

 

Talking your language (Jan/Feb 2001)
The stress and speed of response is increasing, placing new requirements on their prime method of interaction with both air and ground - the communications system, according to Chris Nunn, Marketing Communications Manager, Drake Electronics Ltd, U.K.

 

26 January -- Air Traffic staffing worries for UK, BBC says (Jan/Feb 2001)

 

UK Extends its RADNET as preparation for Scottish centre (Jan/Feb 2001)
The UK RADNET (Radar Data Distribution Network) is, together with the Continental RADNET of Europe, probably one of the most sophisticated radar surveillance infrastructures in the world. In an endeavour to cater for additional Scottish radars and users, and to prepare for the New Scottish Centre (NSC) in Prestwick, the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) have expanded their proven surveillance communication network.

 

(Jan/Feb 2001)

 

February 5 -- UK controllers threaten strike at annual meeting (Jan/Feb 2001)

 

6 March -- Lockheed may get FAA ATM contract (Jan/Feb 2001)
The US FAA may bypass the usual bidding route and give Lockheed Martin the contract to build a replacement for its high-altitude, long distance air traffic control center system, the New York Times reported this morning.

 

28 February -- EADS bows out of NATS PPP bid (Jan/Feb 2001)

 

5 January -- Victor Aguado new Director General at EUROCONTROL (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Corporate Developments (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

TOP 20 AIRPORTS -by movements (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

2 January 2001 -- Northrop Grumman & Litton Industries sign $5 bn deal (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

TOP 20 AIRPORTS – by cargo (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Eurocontrol opens up ENPRM rules for consultation (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Working on runway wake vortices (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Thinking about the weather (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Argentinian ACC system fully operational (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

16 January -- ter Kuile succeeds McLauchlan as CANSO head (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Parliament defers NATS privatisation (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

WORLD AIRPORT RANKINGS-passengers (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

WORLD AIRPORT RANKINGS -Cargo (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Getting closer (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

WORLD AIRPORT RANKINGS - movements (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

TOP 20 AIRPORTS - by passengers (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Raytheon, Thales team up for defence (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

4 January 2001 - Finland joins Eurocontrol (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

10 January -- European Commission to join Eurocontrol as member (Nov/Dec 2000)

 

Helsinki terminal control centre up and running (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

Honeywell testifies at US Congress aviation committee (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

Beijing China gets ground control movement system (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

ATCA's 45th Annual Meeting (Sep/Oct 2000)
ATCA 2000: Dawn of the Millennium

 

Corporate Developments (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

IATA predicts world air traffic growth pushed by Asia (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

Algeria upgrades air traffic system (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

October 13, 2000 -- ISIS LCD display debuts for ATC use (Sep/Oct 2000)

 

September/October coming next week! (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

Eurocontrol workshop at Bretigny (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

BAE, Boeing pull out of NATS privatisation bid (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

NATS wins Highland Airports contract (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

Mongolian CAA extends radio facilities (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

Thomson/Raytheon in joint venture (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

Litton Denro supplies voice communications to Turkish AF bases (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

FAA Gets Research Simulator Upgrade (Jul/Aug 2000)
The research capabilities of the air traffic control tower simulator at the William J. Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport is being greatly enhanced with a US$1 million hardware and software upgrade by Adacel Technologies in their first contract with the FAA.

 

Swisscontrol's op training platform for CATARAS system on-line (Jul/Aug 2000)

 

Corporate developments (May/Jun 2000)

 

Corporate Developments (Mar/Apr 2000)

 

(Mar/Apr 2000)
New Helsinki ATM service centre upgrade; Hungary's MATIAS programme; Madagascar to receive CNS/ATM system; Airsys wins Shannon and Dublin, Ireland ATC modernization contracts; Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan modernize ATM; Seoul Kimpo gets Eurocat

 

Corporate Developments (Jan/Feb 2000)