ANSP news
Airports news
- Egos - New airport capacity for Djibouti, East Africa - On 3rd June 2021, Egis and Aéroport de Paris Ingénierie signed a memorandum of understanding with the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority for the development of new airport capacity in Djibouti, East Africa. Egis and ADPI will conduct the project feasibility study, develop the airport master plan and development programme, and set up a financial plan for the new infrastructure.
- Riyadh Airports Company and ADB SAFEGATE Launch a Next-Generation Airport Management Platform at KKIA - Riyadh Airport Company, which operates King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, has collaborated with ADB SAFEGATE to launch a next-generation airport management platform at KKIA. The platform will enable RAC to take full control of operations at KKIA by facilitating proactive and data-driven decision-making, improving planning, disruption management, and utilization of airport assets and resources.
Context information
Research and innovation
- FATHOM, EUROCONTROL’s new interactive analysis tool, helps aircraft operators achieve more efficient, sustainable flights - FATHOM is an interactive analysis tool developed by the EUROCONTROL Network Manager that allows aircraft operators to access comprehensive data on their flights, giving them insights into traffic, punctuality, schedule and air traffic flow management delay, fuel burn, route charges, route length, and flight time.
UAV and UTM
- European DACUS research project publishes results of study into low-level urban airspace operating environment - The research project DACUS has published a document that provides detailed descriptions of low-level airspace characterisations, including communication, navigation and surveillance performances and legislative framework, for urban drone operations.
- TEOCO partners with Swisscom to use cellular communications to support drone operations in the future - Unmanned airspace - Communications specialist TEOCO, together with partner STRAPAG has established a partnership with TEOCO’s AirborneRF to enable the operational deployment of drones over Swisscom’s cellular network.
- Successful test run of GoDrone app issuing air traffic control instructions to drone pilot - LVNL in cooperation with Dutch Drone Delta conducted a successful test run, during which air traffic control instructions were issued to a drone pilot via the GoDrone app. The aim of the test was for LVNL to gain knowledge and experience for further development towards an operational UTM system for managing unmanned aircraft, which will eventually make it possible to provide air traffic control for drone pilots.
- Egnos project demonstrates safe satellite-based approach procedures by autonomous vehicles - Unmanned airspace - The Egnos Civil Aviation Roadmap project at Grottaglie Airport in Italy has just concluded. Results were shared during the online conference GNSS-Based Autonomous UAS Flight Demo Day on 24 June 2021. The event was attended by representatives of European Union Agency for the Space Programmes, ENAC, Aeroporti di Puglia, DTA, Italian Space Agency, D-Flight participated along with the ECARO Consortium Partners, coordinated by ENAV.
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