ATM

NATS lands Heathrow 5-year contract extension

Heathrow Airport has extended its strategic partnership with NATS and the current contract will now run through to April 2030.

Kuala Lumpur airport chooses Rohde & Schwarz as auxiliary ATC radio

R&S Series5200 ATC radios to provide Kuala Lumpur airport with communications and the highest level of security in case of emergencies.

NASA Transfers Air Traffic Management Tool Updates to FAA

Sustainable aviation takes a great step forward with reduced fuel savings, reduced CO2 emissions and a new way of routing flights.

INVOLI launches new air traffic receiver

INVOLI launches a new generation air traffic signal receiver: the G-1090, in support of its vision to enable a sky where drones fly safely alongside manned aviation

ENAIRE invests over 8 million euros to digitalise voice and data communications

ENAIRE will digitalise voice and data communications at the Balearic Air Traffic Control Centre

Saab’s Digital Towers Selected for Belgium

Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS) has been selected for a long- term framework agreement by skeyes

FABEC ANSPs recruiting over 300 ATC trainees

ANSPs have started campaigns to recruit over 300 air traffic control trainees to start training in 2022

NATS declares emissions lows and charitable giving highs

NATS has accelerated its estate net zero targets from 2050 to 2035, highlighted in its annual Responsible Business Report

LVNL switches entirely to satellite navigation

Virtual navigation points via satellite are the new norm for LVNL air traffic control.

Ports of Jersey upgrades airspace communication

Frequentis implements three VCS systems in Jersey, supporting main, contingency and emergency operation systems

Boeing and Alaska Airlines trial Inmarsat IRIS

Inmarsat IRIS ATM modernisation programme being trialled outside Europe for the first time as part of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator programme

ETF against remote tower plans in Scotland

ETF calls on Scottish government to reconsider closure of six ATC towers in the Highlands and Islands