Frequentis USA to deliver communication system to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport
Frequentis USA will deliver a voice communication system to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport under the Interim Voice Switch Replacement (IVSR) program for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Behind Chicago and Atlanta, DFW ranks as the third-busiest airport worldwide (680,000 aircraft movements and 65M passengers a year). Frequentis USA successfully completed system production acceptance test […] Read More
Frequentis to deliver tower communications to Buenos Aires/Jorge Newbery airport
Frequentis has been selected to deliver the tower air traffic control solution for the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport through a tender process led by ICAO. As one of two city airports in Buenos Aires, it is the busiest one in Argentina and acts as the hub of Aerolineas Argentinas. Frequentis will deliver IP-based voice and […] Read More
ERA to supply multilateration system to new airport in Mongolia
ERA in consortium with ACH Holding LLC, a well-known Mongolian company, will supply and install a multilateration system for a new international airport in Ulaanbaatar as part of the NUBIA Construction Project led by Mitsubishi-Chiyoda Joint Venture (MCJV). The system is intended for surface surveillance of the aircraft as well as vehicles, equipped by an […] Read More
COMSOFT Solutions relocates AMHS for Colombian AeroCivil
Comsoft Solutions has completed the relocation of Colombian AMHS to the new Centro de Gestión Aeronáutica de Colombia (CGAC), which included the supply, installation, integration and transition of Comsoft Solutions’ operational AMHS system, AIDA-NG, with no service interruption. During the relocation to the new Colombian ATM Centre at the international airport of El Dorado, Bogotá, […] Read More
COMSOFT Solutions and SITA deploy XML AMHS data
Comsoft Solutions and SITA have successfully developed and deployed an XML Type X-AMHS Gateway in Atlanta, allowing the exchange of legacy and rich data between airlines and ANSPs. The ability of AMHS to transmit XML-based data formats plays an important role in the evolving needs of air traffic management, facilitating the transmission of critical messages, […] Read More
Aireon to supply SITA airlines with ADS-B services
Aireon LLC, FlightAware and SITAONAIR have announced a new partnership to provide SITAONAIR’s airline customers with Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data. Starting in 2018, SITAONAIR airline customers with ADS-B Out equipped aircraft will have access to 100 percent global flight tracking data, in real time, through SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM® FlightTracker product. The partnership also […] Read More
Thales to supply ADS-B system to New Zealand
Thales has been selected by Airways New Zealand, New Zealand’s air navigation service provider (ANSP) which monitors all air traffic in the country, for the supply of a nationwide ADS-B network. The contract has been awarded following an international tender and a set of trials. The ADS-B network Thales will supply, will include 28 locations […] Read More
“Ultra” broadband space-based communications network takes first step
Airbus Defence and Space has started the initial service of its SpaceDataHighway. This represents a step change in the speed of space communications. Ultra-broadband laser communications and the geostationary orbit of the relay satellites combine to deliver a unique, secure, near real time data transfer service, – making data latency a thing of the past. […] Read More
Dans exhibits all-round tower simulator
Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has put on display its Tower Simulator (TOSIM) during the “Innovation in Aviation” week in Dubai. The TOSIM, is reported to be the world’s largest 360 degree system and is used by dans as a training facility and an experimental hub where new air traffic management procedures are trailed before […] Read More
UK CAA and NATS target drone safety
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a revised Dronecode to help millions getting a drone this year to fly safely and responsibly.The Dronecode, a simple set of rules and guidelines established in legislation which outline how to fly drones safely and within the law in the UK, is hosted on a new dedicated […] Read More