Features
Amsterdam braces itself for controllers (Winter 2007)
ATC Maastricht is no more. Next year the global air traffic meeting moves to Amsterdam. Con Mansell looks at the agenda and plans for the next exhibition and conference.
ADS-B sweeps across Asia into the Pacific (Winter 2007)
Air navigation service providers across a large arc of Asia and the Pacific are starting to get excited about ICAO's recommendations for implementation of ADS-B in the region. SITA's Akhil Sharma highlights the key issues that must be resolved to pave the way for timely implementation
NavCanada puts ADS-B theory into practice (Winter 2007)
NavCanada is set to deploy new surveillance technology in the north of Canada and at two high-traffic areas in British Columbia. — bringing key efficiency benefits to customers and new safety tools to air traffic controllers.
And the winners were... (Winter 2007)
In the last issue of Air Traffic Management we revealed the results of our poll of who our readers and the industry rated the best in the business.
Ici on parle français (Autumn 2007)
Scandinavian leader (Autumn 2007)
Highly commend: Denmark's Naviair
From the tip to the top (Autumn 2007)
Have business model, will travel (Autumn 2007)
NATS, winner of our survey as the most respected air navigation service provider in the world, has come along way since it was privatized by the UK government six years ago.
Frontiersman for the new ANSP model (Autumn 2007)
The big philosophical debates about the nature of air traffic management in the 1990s all focused on one ANSP — NavCanada. Was the creation of a private commercial company a good thing for the business? Or would the private sector drive for profits, create safety holes and poor service?
The juggernaut rolls on (Autumn 2007)
The US' Federal Aviation Administration has come a long, long way in the last few years. The creation of the Air Traffic Organization to look after the restructuring of its air traffic management network in 2003 has been crucial in the way the world's largest air navigation service provider rumbles ever forward. That said there are difficulties over user fees, staffing and more.
Set to be major force in Europe's SES (Autumn 2007)
Collaborative planning (Autumn 2007)
Little green giant (Autumn 2007)
The problems of growth (Autumn 2007)
Trials of tricky airspace (Autumn 2007)
Braced for expansion (Autumn 2007)
Dealing with the ebb and flow of tourism (Autumn 2007)
Unprecedented growth (Autumn 2007)
Continental footprint (Autumn 2007)
Kiwis fly high in oceanic space (Autumn 2007)
Down under but on top (Autumn 2007)
Award winning Airservices Australia is seeking to stamp its impact on the Asian-Pacific region, notably through the deployment of ADSB northwards up through Indonesia but also through making its expertise commercially available across Asia.
Constitutional check (Autumn 2007)
DFS under the leadership of Dieter Kaden has transformed itself from a plodding organ of the state to a dynamic, commercial organization waiting to sell its services in a liberalized European airspace. The final step on its road is a full scale privatization — already approved by the government — but it needs a change to the German constitution before it can happen.
Farewell Maastricht, hello Amsterdam (Summer 2007)
One of the highlights of the air traffic control year has always been the annual ATC Maastricht exhibition. Air Traffic Management looks at the history of the event and its future.
ANSP customer relations: a shotgun marriage (Summer 2007)
The idea of a customer airline is a relatively new one in ANSP thinking. But Ashley Smout argues we should go further. The real way of looking at this relationship is one of a marriage — for better, for worse, and till death do us part.
Multilateration: the challenges ahead (Summer 2007)
Air Traffic Management assembled three acknowledged experts from the biggest firms in WAM (wide area multilateration) to discuss how the technology will roll out in the future. Our panel consists of Dan Ford from Era, Tim Quilter from Roke Manor and Marc Viggiano at Sensis.
Breathtakingly close to European implementation (Summer 2007)
SITA's Akhil Sharma reports on the steps Europe is undertaking towards adopting European Community law that will mandate the implementation of ATN/CPDLC across Europe starting 2011. He highlights the key issues that must be resolved to pave the way for timely implementation.
From air traffic management to air traffic enabling (Summer 2007)
Greg Atkins, Airways New Zealand's service improvement manager talks about a new customer-controlled flow tool that is heralding what the ANSP is calling a paradigm shift to customer control — collaborative decision making.
And how was it for you? (Summer 2007)
Stepping down (Summer 2007)
Keith Williams, chairman of Eurocontrol's Performance Review Commission and 39-year veteran with NATS, the UK air navigation service provider, is retiring in July. The well known, well liked and well respected Williams talks about how the industry has changed since his early days as a controller in the 1960s.
Challenging the new orthodoxy (Spring 2007)
Smaller air navigation service providers have historically been left on the sidelines when discussing major issues. Bigger is better went the mantra. Air Traffic Management went to Dublin to meet Eamonn Brennan, head of the Irish Aviation Authority and rapidly becoming a champion for the needs of the smaller ANSPs.
Problem solving through dialogue (Spring 2007)
Long-standing disagreements over pay, conditions and staffing levels between the US' Federal Aviation Administration and NATCA, the US controllers' union are coming to a head. Air Traffic Management spoke to Pat Forrey, president of NATCA, and himself a veteran air traffic controller.
Shaking the foundations of reality with technology (Spring 2007)
Who says controllers need real life when state of the art simulation is now so comprehensive in its scope — and so realistic too? Gary Pearson and Tom Evers from Adacel discuss if we are now in a position to move away from
on-the-job training.
NATCA awards 'Archie' to Kansas controller for 'flight assist' of 2006 (Spring 2007)
The IAA in numbers (Spring 2007)
Forming a next generation ATC business model (Winter 2006)
Worldwide ADS-B coverage is set to advance apace. But how should one fund this development? Perhaps, as SITA's Akhil Sharma writes, outsourcing the service can be an answer to rich and poor countries alike.
Far too many backseat drivers (Winter 2006)
SESAR — the future pan-European ATM programme — appears unlikely to deliver everything it has been tasked with. But given the fragmentation in European ATM, Emma Lindsay says even the worst of political excesses will almost certainly catalyse some significant reforms.
European ADS-B deployment draws ever closer (Winter 2006)
These are stirring times for ADS-B in Europe. As Christos Rekkas explains the first standards are now being published — the path to certification is now open and full-scale deployment gets ever nearer.
ADS-B surveillance heads north into polar wastes (Winter 2006)
NavCanada has taken the first step in deploying ADS-B with an initial implementation around the Hudson Bay. But this is only the first phase, longer term the entire country will be covered.
COOPANS — a new way to find profitability from cooperation (Winter 2006)
In April Denmark, Ireland and Sweden's air navigation service providers signed a joint purchasing agreement to upgrade their ATM systems with Thales. Peter Nolan explains why this is an important move forward.
The mother of all privatizations (Autumn 2006)
The privatization of NavCanada in 1996 showed that moving air traffic management out of the hands of the state and into the private sector was not just achievable — but better for all parties concerned. John Crichton, its president and CEO, looks back over the last 10 years and shows how it was done.
Fakin' it to get it right — 15 years of ATC simulation (Autumn 2006)
Air traffic control simulation has come an enormous way in the last 15 years as the benefits of the computer revolution drift down to the individual level. But it's not just the processing power, the technology has upgraded the screens too. Adacel's Tom Evers looks back on the changes.
Safety alert! (Autumn 2006)
In a time of rapidly growing air traffic density, the interaction between man and technology grows increasingly complex. More and more information poses an increasing challenge to man, by making it more difficult to distinguish between important and unimportant information. This leads to a new requirement for information processing, the development of evaluation methods capable of weighing from situation to situation, whether a piece of information is of value or distracting.
And then there was CANSO (Autumn 2006)
It's not just Air Traffic Management that has an anniversary this year. So too does CANSO which has emerged as a powerful force in representing the needs of the air traffic management community.
Time to face the challenges ahead (Autumn 2006)
The airline industry has changed enormously over the past decade — just think 9/11 or the massive swathes of business created by low cost carriers. The airport sector is leaner, faster, better. But air traffic management has been too sheltered for too long. Paul Barron, CEO of NATS throws open a challenge.
Bridging the great oceanic divides (Autumn 2006)
Over the last decade there's been a quiet revolution in the way we've managed oceanic airspace. But, as Airways New Zealand's Mark Goodall notes, things have improved enormously but all is not completely rosy.
ATC Maastricht (Summer 2006)
"We don't know what hits us," said one hotelier in Maastricht. "Every year a host of crazy air traffic controllers descend on us out of nowhere for a couple of days. Every room in the city is booked and the restaurants get packed. Then just as suddenly they've gone and we're empty again."
Getting more bang for your buck (Summer 2006)
The case for commercialization of ANSPs has been argued again. This time by a group of Canadian academics looking at 10 air traffic control bodies. Lead author and researcher, Glen McDougall discusses his project
LFV Group opts for unilateral Swedish adoption of Mode 4 (Summer 2006)
Australia forges on (Summer 2006)
FAA finally announces how ADS-B will be developed (Summer 2006)
The US Federal Aviation Administration has detailed how ADS-B is to be deployed across the US. Short of the budget approval failing, the plan is to deploy 400 ADS-B ground stations by 2014 while steadily decommissioning the old radar equipment.
Lessors fight back (Spring 2006)
Many lessors now feel that Europe is one of the riskiest places to lease aircraft. And one of the reasons? Eurocontrol. Alasdair Whyte reports.
ATNS: the next step forward (Spring 2006)
Last summer Wrenelle Stander took over as head of South Africa's highly successful air navigation service provider ATNS. So what are her plans for the future?
Crisis what crisis? (Winter 2005)
India's aviation business is on a roll. Despite the hype — and there's been a lot of that — the country looks set to grow at record rates in the next few years. The trouble is that the country's aviation infrastructure is creaking and air traffic control centres appear to be close to capacity.
Could state-run really be best-run? (Winter 2005)
Airservices Australia is government-owned, but not managed that way. CFO Hisham El-Ansary talks to Alexandra Cain on the challenges of mixing public-sector control with private-sector commercialism.
The Question of Aviation English (Winter 2005)
ICAO has given the aviation industry until March 5, 2008, to ascertain that controllers and flight crews are at an Operational level of English. Can this be managed?By Gail Reed, Pan Am International Flight Academy, Miami, Florida
Making Europe's first FAB (Winter 2005)
In late 2004, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and UK National Air Traffic Services (Nats) commissioned a study into the feasibility of establishing a Functional Airspace Block (FAB) in Irish/UK airspace. This study was undertaken by The Solar Alliance and published in July. Having had some time to study the report, Eamonn Brennan, chief executive of the IAA gives his view on the proposals.
Corporate Profile (Autumn 2005)
Modern ATC Simulators (Autumn 2005)
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.
Simulation & Training (Autumn 2005)
ATC training challenges (Autumn 2005)
ATCA — celebrating 50 years of service (Autumn 2005)
Consultants & Services (Autumn 2005)
National CAAs & ANSPs (Autumn 2005)
Open SESAME! (Summer 2005)
Johan Orsingher, global manager for commercial aerospace at Frost & Sullivan interviewed Soeren Fischer, vice president for strategy and communications at EADS for his perspectives on managing the European Union's ambitious SESAME project.
A marriage of convenience (Summer 2005)
The increase in civil aviation has congested frequencies used by the military's Identification Friend or Foe system and civil Secondary Surveillance Radar. Andy Greenwood of Stasys reports on measures to alleviate the problem.
Canson, IOAC: meetings of the great and the good (Summer 2005)
Back-to-back conferences may not be everyone's idea of a good time. But Mike Halls reckons that Canso's annual gathering in Shannon on May 15,16 and the Irish Aviation Authority's IOAC meetings on May 17,18 were well worth the craic.
Going beyond the message (Summer 2005)
Copperchase has built an excellent reputation for ATC messaging systems. Having recently expanded the Services, Systems and Solutions on offer to the ATC industry, Copperchase now offer a varied range of NEW ATC Data and Engineering Services.
Conference Reports - Canson, IOAC: meetings of the great and the good (Summer 2005)
Back-to-back conferences may not be everyone's idea of a good time. But Mike Halls reckons that Canso's annual gathering in Shannon on May 15,16 and the Irish Aviation Authority's IOAC meetings on May 17,18 were well worth the craic.
US air traffic planning: time to bite the bullet (Summer 2005)
The place to be (Summer 2005)
Biggest doesn't necessarily mean best, but this year's annual meet at Maastricht must have been one of the most successful ever. Air Traffic Management was there.
Micro-management for macro-effect (Summer 2005)
Sid Koslow, vice president and chief technology officer at Nav Canada reports how the air navigation services provider manages the development of air traffic
management technologies.
Southern star (Spring 2005)
South Africa's Air Traffic Management Services (ATNS) is beginning to feel the benefits of implementing a comprehensive growth strategy. Air Traffic Management spoke to chief executive, Johan van Vollenhoven
Indian search for safety (Winter 2004)
The government takes steps to modernize and strengthen its aviation infrastructure but what will this mean in practice for Indian air traffic controllers?
Green skies ahead (Winter 2004)
Air traffic providers hold the key to more environmentally friendly air travel
Finding the right wavelength (Winter 2004)
Plans to develop a truly global communications system are being revived in a joint effort between Eurocontrol, FAA and IATA
Secure frequencies (Winter 2004)
Security means better communication not additional costs
Eye on America (Winter 2004)
Assessing the presidential candidates' policies affecting air traffic management
Controlling empty aircraft (Autumn 2004)
Unmanned aerial vehicles, used extensively by the military, are making their way into civilian operations.
Raw recruits (Autumn 2004)
As US air traffic controllers get greyer, recruitment is a high priority for the FAA
CEO Interview: Nav Canada (Autumn 2004)
John Crichton, president and CEO, about corporatization and managing seven area control centres, 100 airport control towers and flight service stations.
Replacing radar (Autumn 2004)
According to some, the switch to ADS-B and Mode S will revolutionize air traffic management. But how far is this from becoming reality?
QTE end in sight (Summer 2004)
Changes to US law may make tax leasing a thing of the past.
Tough day for NATS (Summer 2004)
What went wrong (and went right) when NATS' software upgrade failed.
Options, options, options (Summer 2004)
Does privatization make sense for air traffic providers?
Capitol view (Spring 2004)
The great and the good turned out in force for the Annual Air Traffic Control Association conference and exhibition held over three days in Washington DC.
The view from above (Spring 2004)
Belgocontrol's ambitious redevelopment of its air traffic facilities at Brussels National Airport is beginning to take shape. The programme is on schedule for completion in 2005. Victoria Pennington reports from Brussels.
Art versus practicality (Spring 2004)
Air traffic control tower design has evolved into a fine art, becoming status symbols for some coutries. Air Traffic Management looks at the new towers under construction in the UK and some of the most impressive structures built in the past few years.
Screen test (Spring 2004)
New displays for US controllers
Turkey's call for modernization (Spring 2004)
Turkey needs to update its air traffic management system and facilities to meet Eurocontrol guidelines.
Next generation ground control (Spring 2004)
Ground control at airports has steadily evolved into comprehensive surface management. Johan Orsingher, senior consultant ATM & airport global manager at Frost & Sullivan, reports.
High hopes for low fees (Spring 2004)
Eurocontrol members, and other air traffic providers, have finally answered pleas from airlines tp lower their fees? Jonathan Davies reports
Safety Systems (Jul/Aug 2003)
Terrain warning systems already give pilots a verbal caution when a collision risk with high ground exists. Now developers think that an adaptation of the software could help pilots avoid runway incursions
Automated Assistance (Jul/Aug 2003)
Tests at Eurocontrol show that controllers could find downlinked TCAS data of benefit
Eurocontrol Qualification (Jul/Aug 2003)
Eurocontrol has just given its approval to the Comsoft RAPS-II test and verification tool for Asterix surveillance data, after evaluating it against strict new standards
Airspace Simulation (Jul/Aug 2003)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has spent years examining different expansion plans. Advanced simulation technology has revealed that a simple centre taxiway proposal might help improve safety as LAX grows
Automated Assistance (Jul/Aug 2003)
Seemingly against all odds the politicians in Brussels responsible for airspace policy have reached a milestone agreement on a Single European Sky
Operation Freedom (May/Jun 2003)
The FAA has unveiled a strategic plan to replace the United States’ current conventional routing structure with a performance-based navigation concept which will lead to more flexible routings and greater efficiency for airlines.
From ATC to NPV (May/Jun 2003)
Under ICAO principles the building of equity reserves by para-statal and privatised air traffic control operators is spawning a new interest in QTE lease benefits as they try to finance tehnological upgrades in a highly regulated market. By Michael Marray.
NATS ready to build (May/Jun 2003)
British air traffic control organization National Air Traffic Services is restarting its long-delayed programme to construct a major area control centre in Scotland to complement the Swanwick en route centre in the south of England.
Strongest link (May/Jun 2003)
This year’s Eleventh ICAO Air Navigation Conference heard evidence about the competing types of datalink for automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast
Time and money (May/Jun 2003)
Concerns over cost and deployment schedules for datalink dominated the ATN 2003 Conference in London. David Bentley reports.
Asia moving forward (May/Jun 2003)
Open to abuse? (May/Jun 2003)
As work on Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation moves ahead, and the FAA commits to a space-based ATM system, the heightened concern over terrorism has focused attention again on the vulnerability of navigation-by-satellite to natural, and unnatural, circumstances.
London’s microwave experiment (May/Jun 2003)
With demand high and runway space at a premium, London Heathrow has turned to microwave landing systems to squeeze out valuable capacity during poor weather conditions
Forewarned is forearmed (May/Jun 2003)
What is the sound of a wake vortex forming? Lockheed Martin and Flight Safety Technologies are finding out.
Warsaw to host ATC-CEE exhibition (Mar/Apr 2003)
ATC-CEE Interview (Mar/Apr 2003)
Organising air traffic control (Jan/Feb 2003)
By Dirk Schmalenbach, Engagement Manager, Transport & Logistik, Schlumberger Sema GmbH
Socrates is listening (Jan/Feb 2003)
What is the sound of a wake vortex forming? Lockheed Martin and Flight Safety Technologies are finding out.
Tired of Arguing for Capital Budget? (Jan/Feb 2003)
Here is an innovative financing structure that allowed two leading players make their budgets stretch further
ATC costs set to rise (Jan/Feb 2003)
Airlines are not pleased by European air traffic control route charge increases,
Airfinance Journal’s Steve Garton says.
Tracking the surface (Jan/Feb 2003)
Surveillance is now on the airport surface as London’s Heathrow airport goes live with transponder multilateration.
Surveillance Supervision (Jan/Feb 2003)
Traditional control and monitoring system supervision is not adequate to meet the requirements of the constantly increasing complexity of the highly integrated surveillance processing chains. Contents-based supervision of surveillance data streams forms the basis of a new quality management.
Socrates is listening (Jul/Aug 2002)
What is the sound of a wake vortex forming? Lockheed Martin and Flight Safety Technologies are finding out.
Safety on the ground (Jul/Aug 2002)
A research contract may hold the key to TCAS for runways.
Under surveillance (May/Jun 2002)
De-conflicting the medium term (May/Jun 2002)
The Malmö trials for medium term conflict detection (MTCD) tools are working to make the task more certain than it is today. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
Designing the digital future (May/Jun 2002)
Voice communications are the present and foreseeable future of air traffic control, but digital communications may get to the front of the plane yet. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
Spectrum under siege (May/Jun 2002)
The United States Federal Communications Commission’s February decision to permit the use of Ultra Wide Band devices could precipitate an aviation crisis. Carroll McCormick reports.
Africa fly-in (May/Jun 2002)
African airports may be the world’s first users of International Civil Aviation Organisation-endorsed, public Global Navigation Satellite System approach and departure procedures. Carroll McCormick reports.
South Africa on the move (May/Jun 2002)
Flight to technology (May/Jun 2002)
The aviation downturn may be hitting the aircraft finance market hard but qualified technology equipment (QTE) arrangers are still closing deals on aviation assets, including air traffic control. Caroline Boyce reports.
Winter Games Airspace Restrictions an Olympian Effort (Mar/Apr 2002)
Thanks to the climate of hyper-security in the United States following the September 11 terrorist attacks, unprecedented airspace and air travel restrictions were in effect during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Going public with RNP (Jan/Feb 2002)
There are hundreds of Required Navigation Performance specials in the United States, but the FAA and industry are working together to develop criteria for public RNP procedures. Carroll McCormick reports.
Company Statement – CAMOS: Centralised ARTAS Maintenance and Operational Support (Jan/Feb 2002)
Since September 2001 a newly installed service for European administrations is available. COMSOFT from Germany was selected by EUROCONTROL as industry partner to support the states with their existing and forthcoming ARTAS installations.
Galileo a go? (Jan/Feb 2002)
The whole Galileo programme might be in jeopardy. Cracks are beginning to show in the apparent unity of the various participants in the project, Bob Greene reports.
Common ARTS continues to support TRACON operations (Jan/Feb 2002)
Common ARTS will provide full traffic and weather information to Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACON) controllers until at least 2008, the year the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) is scheduled for full deployment.
Under surveillance (Jan/Feb 2002)
Student in the tower (Jan/Feb 2002)
The ATC training team at the Nav Canada Training Institute reveals to Carroll McCormick the latest thinking on what makes the tower simulator such a good training tool.
The need for a new ATM Operational Concept (Nov/Dec 2001)
A Strategic Necessity
By Cees J M Gresnigt, Director Operations and Infrastructure – Europe, IATA
Presented at the Air Traffic Management/Euromoney Seminars Automatic Dependence Surveillance Forum, October 25 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Under Surveillance (Nov/Dec 2001)
China moves to modernise (Nov/Dec 2001)
Enabling 8.33 kHz (Nov/Dec 2001)
Eurocontrol is gearing up to further implement 8.33 kHz in 21 additional countries as of October 31, 2002. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
NAV Canada retrenches as post-attack traffic figures plunge (Nov/Dec 2001)
Room to fly (Nov/Dec 2001)
The Boeing Company proposes to revolutionise the National Airspace System,
eliminate delays and increase capacity. Carroll McCormick reports.
Air Traffic Management Annual Story Index 2001 (Nov/Dec 2001)
Approaching ADS (Nov/Dec 2001)
The Air Traffic Management/Euromoney Seminars Automatic Dependent Surveillance Forum in Amsterdam October 25-26 brought together many in the industry involved with the implementation of ADS worldwide. By Suzanne Christiansen.
Growth in a busy airspace (Sep/Oct 2001)
The skies above the Netherlands are crowded, and set to become busier in the future. How will it cope? Eric Kroese, the chairman, tells Suzanne Christiansen.
ATCA at large (Sep/Oct 2001)
The Air Traffic Controllers’ Association visited Dublin with its international conference.
Terminal airspace: The final frontier (Sep/Oct 2001)
Progress with European efforts to unravel the tangled airways above the continent is gradually revealing the heavy price of delays attributable to inefficiencies within terminal airspace.
Caribbean Control (Sep/Oct 2001)
The Corporation de Aviation de Cuba has taken delivery of a powerful new air traffic management system. Carroll McCormick reports.
NAV Canada retrenches as (Sep/Oct 2001)
Under surveillance (Sep/Oct 2001)
Biting passengers - disinfectant - no ticket - FAA spirals
WestJet brings first RNP aircraft to Canada (Sep/Oct 2001)
By Carroll McCormick
The study of CNS/ATM (Jul/Aug 2001)
A new report, titled "A to Z of CNS/ATM – A handbook on future air navigation systems, their worldwide implementation and solving air traffic congestion," is about to be released. Author Dr. Conor Whelan discusses it.
Under surveillance (Jul/Aug 2001)
This issue: bird ingestion; helicopters; flying blind; lizard lunches
Privatisation or bust? (Jul/Aug 2001)
Fear not, ANSPs -- you can go private and still not go under.
Employing safety management systems as part of a performance-based regulatory regime (Jul/Aug 2001)
By Douglas T.E. Mein, Director, Air Navigation Services and Airspace, Transport Canada
Discussing Deutscheland Airspace (Jul/Aug 2001)
Germany is undergoing redesign of its airspace and moving to very advanced air traffic control, according to Dieter Kaden, CEO of DFS. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
We Want One (Jul/Aug 2001)
There was a near-mutiny this June when General Aviation Summit participants watched an inexpensive system display en-route aircraft in near real-time to Automated Flight Service Station specialists. When will the FAA finally buy in?
Carroll McCormick reports.
User Request Evaluation Tool passes one million hours mark (Jul/Aug 2001)
Evolving the NAS (Jul/Aug 2001)
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a plan of action to develop the National Airspace System over the next decade. Carroll McCormick reports.
The User’s Perspective on ATM Commercialisation (May/Jun 2001)
Dr. Philippe Rochat, executive director of the Air Transport Action Group, explains that political will and a single industry voice is key to realising corporatisation of air navigation service providers.
Presented March 30, 2001 at Air Traffic Management’s and Euromoney Seminars’ “Financing Air Traffic Management Systems” Conference in Paris, France.
Under surveillance May/June (May/Jun 2001)
Paying for ATM through privatisation (May/Jun 2001)
One nation under privatisation? Duncan McCallum, managing director of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and financial advisor to NAV Canada during the acquisition in 1996, discusses the future of a privatised ATM system and foresees a possible multi-state organisation. Presented March 30, 2001 at Air Traffic Management’s and Euromoney Seminars’ “Financing Air Traffic Management Systems” Conference in Paris, France.
A global grid (May/Jun 2001)
The same kind of IFR grid that successfully replaced an inefficient navigation system in the Gulf of Mexico could also work globally, says a veteran air traffic controller. Carroll McCormick reports.
You’re getting hotter! (May/Jun 2001)
A recent breakthrough finally gives some U.S. controllers near real-time status of Special Use Airspace. Airspace users will be next in the loop. Carroll McCormick reports.
Flying high in the Canary Islands (May/Jun 2001)
Spanish ATS provider (Aena) has installed an ADS-C system in the Canary Islands, as part of an ADS Programme that includes ADS-C and ADS-B activities. Pedro Rastrilla, Aena’s ADS programme manager, Navigation and Surveillance Division, reports.
LAX runway safety enhancement programme reduces incursions (May/Jun 2001)
A three-year plan to improve signage and runway markings, along with more lighting, ground crew training and pilot awareness programmes, has reduced runway incursions by 25 percent.
Blueprint for a Corporatised FAA: Nav Canada (Mar/Apr 2001)
Under surveillance (Mar/Apr 2001)
On the front lines (Mar/Apr 2001)
Today’s controllers say they want more company but
continue to be relaxed about the job, according to our
second Air Traffic Management survey.
Reaching the top of the world (Mar/Apr 2001)
27 March -- UK names Airline Group as preferred bidder for PPP (Mar/Apr 2001)
Controlling the 21st Century (Mar/Apr 2001)
A new radar training simulator is a linchpin in Hungary’s
determination to facilitate the expeditious movement of
aircraft and international air traffic control students
through its airspace. Carroll McCormick reports.
ATC Maastricht 2001 (Mar/Apr 2001)
The show highlighted new
innovations, name
changes and alliances.
Suzanne Christiansen
reports.
Bringing up CANSO (Mar/Apr 2001)
The fledging Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) moves into its fourth year with a full-time secretary general at the helm. An interview with Alexander ter Kuile by Suzanne Christiansen.
Under the weather (Mar/Apr 2001)
Precision Runway Monitor permits simultaneous independent IFR approaches to closely-spaced parallel runways. Carroll McCormick looks at this tool and the procedures that make it work.
Eyes on Asia-Pacific (Jan/Feb 2001)
The ATC Asia-Pacific show in Singapore, held at the Pan Pacific Hotel November 14-15, saw the spotlight turned on this growing air traffic region. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
Under surveillance (Jan/Feb 2001)
Talking points (Jan/Feb 2001)
Change is afoot in traditional voice switching as the trend moves towards thinking not just in terms of voice communications, but in terms of data processing between air and ground.
Surveillance on a grand scale (Jan/Feb 2001)
The deployment of an ambitious nation-wide ADS-B network based on VDL mode 4 in Russia will enable accurate surveillance without extensive infrastructure.
Slot lottery temporary fix for airport chaos (Jan/Feb 2001)
A lottery to determine who gets the slots at LaGuardia is a temporary fix for a long-term capacity problem.
LAAS Approaching (Jan/Feb 2001)
LAAS terminal approach criteria, as the FAA currently envision them, are too conservative, says airspace designer Robert Varani. Carroll McCormick learns how he is working to push the terminal approach envelope in Chicago.
An Upgrade in Maastricht (Jan/Feb 2001)
A look at the Maastricht area, including the UAC, by Stafford Wadsworth.
Measurement of Novel ATM Systems (Jan/Feb 2001)
Ian Wilson explains that finding the right questions to ask in safety measurement is more difficult than it first appears.
Domesticating CAATS (Jan/Feb 2001)
Eleven years after the first contract was signed, the Canadian Automated Air Traffic System has finally passed site acceptance testing. Now Nav Canada begins deploying the behemoth. Carroll McCormick reports.
Measure twice, design once (Nov/Dec 2000)
Getting the most out of air traffic control improvements starts with proper measurement guidelines. By V. David Hopkin, human factors consultant
Excerpted from a presentation given at the IIR Conference, Performance Measurement in Air Traffic Control,October 3-4, 2000.
Polar thaw (Nov/Dec 2000)
A feasibility study carried out by Nav Canada and
the Federal Aviation Authority of Russia concludes that polar routes are feasible and desirable. Carroll McCormick reports.
Annual index (Nov/Dec 2000)
A listing of articles in Air Traffic Management for 2000
A night at the OPERA (Nov/Dec 2000)
Europe's Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather Radar (OPERA) Information is up and running, with the Phase II of the project to start January 2001. What's the next act for this programme?
Full schedule (Nov/Dec 2000)
Traffic Management Advisor is shaving thousands of hours a year off arrical times at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Now it is being deployed elsewhere. Carroll McCormick reports.
Managing the high frontier (Nov/Dec 2000)
Weather tracking in Taiwan (Nov/Dec 2000)
Taiwan is implementing the Advanced Operational
Weather System (AOAWS) to keep tabs on aviation
weather conditions. Suzanne Christiansen reports.
Under surveillance (Nov/Dec 2000)
Alaska High (Sep/Oct 2000)
Hot GPS cockpit information displays are sure to rewrite the aviation accident statistics in Alaska. Carroll McCormick reports on the Capstone program.
Silence on the water (Sep/Oct 2000)
Aircraft flying over the North Atlantic will no longer have to rely solely on HF radio transmissions with ADS set to be implemented using FANS-equipped aeroplanes.
Domesticating the Gulf (Sep/Oct 2000)
Deployment of VHF communication buoys is the first step in a planned overhaul of the archaic airspace system over the Gulf of Mexico. Carroll McCormick reports.
Bringing Up Free Flight (Sep/Oct 2000)
Bill Cotton, airline captain and father of Free Flight, may have retired this summer, but he has no intention of giving up the cause. Carroll McCormick reports.
Under Surveillance (Sep/Oct 2000)
FAA Declares War on Runway Incursions (Sep/Oct 2000)
As if 68 million aircraft operations a year is not enough to deal with, the Federal Aviation Administration forecasts a 35% increase in commercial airline flights and a 21% increase in general aviation operations in the next 10 years. Since, points out administrator Jane Garvey, this increase must be accommodated mostly on existing airport infrastructure; runway safety must be an urgent priority.
Eurocontrol’s 1999 Performance Review Commission (Sep/Oct 2000)
The 1999 report showed more delays but progress on some air traffic control conundrums. A summary.
Next stop for Airways (Sep/Oct 2000)
Craig Sinclair foresees a day when four to six multi-national companies run the global air traffic systems, and he intends that Airways New Zealand be part of the new order.
Corporate developments (Jul/Aug 2000)
Business in China (Jul/Aug 2000)
Foreign entrants may be trying to access China’s modernising aerospace market, but most will have to content themselves with minority stakes in joint ventures, Neil McAlister reports.
Controllers on the move (Jul/Aug 2000)
The globalisation of air traffic control is already occurring, as more controllers move to other countries to take up posts. Patrick Schelling reports on the European situation.
from the editor (Jul/Aug 2000)
Under Surveillance (Jul/Aug 2000)
A light hearted look at air traffic management
Buying into a privatised FAA (Jul/Aug 2000)
Preparation of new legislation and another model for a commercialised Federal Aviation Administration is sure to enliven discussion on the privatisation issue. Carroll McCormick investigates.
Eye in the sky (Jul/Aug 2000)
The NTSB has entered into debate with pilot unions by calling for video cameras in the cockpits of all commercial aeroplanes and EuroCAE is not far behind, Neil McAlister reports.
LAAS but not least (Jul/Aug 2000)
Unexpected federal funding has given the FAA’s Local Area Augmentation System Government/Industry Partnership a boost. Carroll McCormick talks to some of the players.
Modernising with Mode-S (May/Jun 2000)
Airlines remain sceptical of the value of Mode-S secondary surveillance radar technology as other datalink forms become available, although a large portion of European aircraft are carrying the transponders as a collision-avoidance device.
The season for solar flares (May/Jun 2000)
The height of Cycle 23 is keeping satellite manufacturers on their toes.
UK government stands firm on NATS PPP (May/Jun 2000)
Discussion of the PPP planned for UK’s National Air Traffic Services continues as Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott answers the committee’s report and seeks to quell dissent.
Seeing ghosts (May/Jun 2000)
Nav Canada has enhanced and deployed a MITRE CAASD visualisation tool that enables controllers to keep converging runways open under IMC. Carroll McCormick reports.
Deploying POEMS (May/Jun 2000)
Pre-Operational European Mode-S ground stations are nearing deployment in Europe.
Automatic transmission (May/Jun 2000)
Datalink trials and the implementation of operational ADS waypoint reporting this July spell the eventual passing of HF voice communications over the North Atlantic. Carroll McCormick reports.
Under Surveillance (May/Jun 2000)
Events calendar (May/Jun 2000)
A round-up of world-wide air traffic events
Airports increase multilateration surveillance (May/Jun 2000)
Recent contract awards to the Sensis Corporation of DeWitt, N.Y. to deploy its Multistatic Dependent Surveillance technology to the Memphis, Heathrow and Frankfurt airports indicate an increasing acceptance of beacon multilateration, using transponder squitters, as a secondary airport surveillance tool.
NATS public private partnership — the debate goes on (May/Jun 2000)
The recent publication of the United Kingdom's Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee's Third Report on the proposed changes to National Air Traffic Services Ltd's status continues to be the source of much debate. Mike Burlyn examines how airlines could offer some examples of what issues the PPP may bring UK air traffic control.
Not just for the birds (Mar/Apr 2000)
UPS believes ADS-B is as useful on the ground as in the sky, and intends to use the technology to improve its Louisville hub operations. Carroll McCormick reports.
Air Traffic Management Awards 2000 (Mar/Apr 2000)
This year's Air Traffic Management awards are aimed at recognizing the recent significant advances, innovation and achievements which have contributed to increased levels of safety and improved air traffic efficiency.
Under Surveillance (Mar/Apr 2000)
Gateway to Future Flight (Mar/Apr 2000)
NASA opens its sophisticated airspace development centre to new customers. But is it affordable?
FANS in high places (Mar/Apr 2000)
Airbus Industrie is about to revive enthusiasm for the Future Air Navigation System with its answer to Boeing's FANS-1 avionics package, Take a look at FANS-A.
Remote control (Mar/Apr 2000)
Developed by a doctorate student, a video camera initiative in Alaska has set a new standard in aviation weather reporting. Carroll McCormick investigates.
Strategic withdrawal (Mar/Apr 2000)
Having examined the arguments for and against privatizing UK National Air Traffic Services, a committee has given its verdict. And the government won't like it.
Hitting the ground running (Mar/Apr 2000)
How researchers aim to boost taxiing speeds in low visibility in order to increase airport capacity.
Explosive charges (Mar/Apr 2000)
Inconsistent fees for en route traffic services are becoming an increasingly contentious issue. Conor Whelan reviews the differences in global charges.
Delivering datalink (Mar/Apr 2000)
Completion of vital software gives the US FAA's CPDLC programme a much-needed confidence boost
Turning on TAAATS (Mar/Apr 2000)
Airservices Australia puts its long-awaited airspace management platform into action.
Back to the future (Jan/Feb 2000)
As ATC Maastricht celebrates 10 years, what will be on the Millennium Exhibition launch pad?
Under Surveillance (Jan/Feb 2000)
The lighter side of air traffic control.
Case Study: Taking an alternative route (Jan/Feb 2000)
Off-the-shelf routers can reduce operational costs during AFTN modernization, says Jonathan Paul.
Technology Focus: X-ray spectacle (Jan/Feb 2000)
Fog and rain won’t spoil the view from the 21st century control tower. Not when headsets and computer-generated images can augment reality. Carroll McCormick reports.
European Airspace - Definite maybe (Jan/Feb 2000)
Much is spoken about European airspace safety, capacity and efficiency. But the apparent simplicity of defining and measuring these criteria, says Ian Wilson, is deceptive.
On the rails with AILS (Jan/Feb 2000)
Minneapolis tests a new flight management concept to enable independent parallel approaches.
Gateway to Future Flight (Jan/Feb 2000)
NASA opens its sophisticated airspace development centre to new customers. But is it affordable?
Quick return flights (Jan/Feb 2000)
By exploiting the capabilities of new CNS avionics on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don't have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.
Quick return flights (Jan/Feb 2000)
By exploiting the capaibilities of new CNS avionices on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don't have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.
Taking an alternative route (Jan/Feb 2000)
Off-the-shelf routers can reduce operational costs during AFTN modernization, says Johnathan Paul.
On the rails with AILS (Jan/Feb 2000)
Mionneapolis tests a new flight management concept to enable independent parallel approaches.
Broken promise (Jan/Feb 2000)
Japan's transport satellite dies in a fiery explosion, and throws the MSAS programme into turmoil.
US air traffic control modernization & reform (Jan/Feb 2000)
Which way forward?
Lambert to the slaughter (Jan/Feb 2000)
Controllers and pilots normally welcome airport expansion plans. But not in St Louis, where many believe Lambert International Airport is heading for a delay crisis of its own making.
Cockpit Avionics - Quick return flights (Jan/Feb 2000)
By exploiting the capabilities of new CNS avionics on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don’t have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.
Corporate Statement: Approaching ERCAMS (Jan/Feb 2000)
Having passed its main acceptance tests, the UK’s new ERCAMS en route radar control and monitoring system is ready for a countrywide roll-out. Germany’s Comsoft reveals the CMS/XA architecture which makes it possible.
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