Weekly review #141 - 16th March

Airports news

• New innovative digital platform for ATC real-time updates - British Aviation Group - London Gatwick Airport will transform aircraft turnarounds with a new handheld digital ‘AirTurn’ platform, which will optimise air traffic controllers’ efficiency, reduce delays and unnecessary fuel burn.

Market news

• Extended collaboration with PANSA regarding upgrade of Insero SERIS - Insero Air Traffic Solutions - The Denmark-based Insero Air Traffic Solutions has extended their collaboration with Polish Air Navigation Services Agency, upgrading their Insero Statistics, Economics and Route Charges Information System solution with a wide range of improvements to modernise, automate and extend functionalities and integrations.

Reports and data

• Traffic growth in February - The Avinor Group - Traffic figures for the four largest airports in February break down as follows (compared with 2021): Oslo Airport: Commercial air transport movements: 112.1% - a total of 11,013; Bergen Airport: Commercial ATMs: 31.8% - a total of 6,101; Stavanger Airport: Commercial ATMs: 23.1% - a total of 3,700; Trondheim Airport: Commercial ATMs: 53.9% - a total of 3,329.
• ENAIRE recovered 78.8% of flights in February compared to the record levels of 2019 - ENAIRE recovered 78.8% of flights in February compared to 2019 levels, which is 7.1 points higher that the percentage recovered in January 2022 (71.7%).
• Traffic Figures February 2022 - Fraport - Frankfurt Airport aircraft movements grew strongly by 100.8 percent year-on-year to 22,328 takeoffs and landings.
• EUROCONTROL Comprehensive Aviation Assessment - From pandemic onset to today, EUROCONTROL’s Comprehensive Aviation Assessment has been providing an accurate snapshot of the latest network picture.
• NAV CANADA reports February traffic figures - NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of February 2022, as measured in weighted charging units for enroute, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal year and to its 2019 fiscal year.

Research and innovation

• The Data Analytics Toolbox: Rolling Joins - Think Research - A blog post about ever-expanding Think's analytics tool.

UAV and UTM

• University of Nevada takes on UAS test site, plans Reno-Vegas BVLOS autonomous land and air corridor - Unmanned airspace - the University of Nevada, Reno has launched Nevada Autonomous, a new program to manage and enhance Nevada’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site activities. The UAS test site service was created following Nevada’s designation by the FAA as one of seven states to serve as a center for the development and testing of unmanned autonomous vehicles and systems.
• FAB CE ANSPs set up U-space Coordination Group to exchange data on UAS traffic management implementation programmes - The FAB CE CEO Committee meeting of late February has approved the setting-up of a U-Space Coordination Group to share information and best-practices among FAB CE air navigation service providers of U-space airspace implementation.
• SkyGrid Partners with SparkCognition Government Systems and LIFT Aircraft to Advance the Use of AI for Air Traffic Management - SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, is pleased to announce its partnership with SparkCognition Government Systems and LIFT Aircraft Inc. The companies will apply AI and blockchain technology to manage the airspace for autonomous vehicles, specifically HEXA, LIFT’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.