A digital transformation for most industries is inevitable, beneficial but more importantly, crucial for future scalability plans and environmentally efficient trajectories.
As the global community enters a post-COVID-19 pandemic reality, defining a clear strategy for the future, making use of all the available resources and looking after costs is imperative in achieving a 'new normal'.
On a brighter side, CANSO welcomes the European Comission's proposal on the Single European Sky (SESII+) as an opportunity to realise a more digital European air traffic management sector. In an effort to fulfil the vision of a customer-focused, market-driven, anticipative and responsive in addressing future challenges such as traffic growth and sustainability, they will be examining a number of digital and adaptable options in finer detail.
ASECNA launch pre-operational SBAS service | CANSO- The first essential step of ASECNA's SBAS services provision plan, the broadcasting tests for our pre-operational service, has started. Its main objectives are to carry-out technical trials, to build competencies for operations and to undertake field demonstrations in the aviation domain for aircraft and rotorcraft.
FABEC ANSPs sign agreement on cross-border Free Route Airspace - Air Traffic Management- The FABEC air navigation service providers (ANSP) DFS and skyguide have signed an agreement to develop and implement cross-border Free Route Airspace (FRA) operations across the Areas of Responsibility of Zurich ACC, Munich ACC and Karlsruhe UAC in a stepwise approach.
NAV CANADA announces workforce reductions and looks to streamline operations- NAV CANADA today made the difficult decision to eliminate permanent jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant negative impact on global air traffic and on the aviation industry. To adapt to the new realities of air traffic levels, the company is also taking steps to safely streamline operations and will be launching level of service reviews for certain aerodromes.
First ACAMS System to Australia- ACAMS to supply a complete mobile I-Tower solution to Rohde & Schwarz Australia, for the TAOT modernisation program of the Royal Australian Air Force
SITA partners with Safety Line to make flights more sustainable- SITA is partnering with start-up Safety Line to help pilots and airlines limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and operational costs by reducing fuel consumption of aircraft at key flight stages.
Towards a Digital European Sky - CANSO- CANSO welcomes today’s European Commission proposal on the Single European Sky (SESII+) as an opportunity to realise a more digital European air traffic management (ATM) sector. A reformed legislative framework will help air navigation services providers (ANSPs) to provide the increased capacity and scalability required in the future by our customers, the airspace users, and to offer more environmentally efficient flight trajectories.
UAV and UTM
EASA publishes new edition of its counter-UAS Action Plan - Unmanned airspace- Developing a suitable action plan to integrate unmanned air vehicles in common occurrence reporting procedures and describing the roles and responsibilities of the actors, and best practices on how to respond to unauthorised drones in the surroundings of an aerodrome are included in the latest edition of the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Counter-UAS Action Plan.
European Commission: ANSPs can be UTM CIS providers with separate accounts - Unmanned airspace- Today, the European Commission is proposing an upgrade of the Single European Sky (SES) regulatory framework which comes on the heels of the European Green Deal. As part of the proposals, the Commission has published a staff working document which outlines its strategy for air navigation service providers (ANSPs) being able to provide both UAS traffic management (UTM) services and UTM technology services, such as the provision of Common Information Services (CIS).
Robin Demonstrating Drone Detection Radar Systems at NATO C-UAS Trial- Robin Radar will take part in NATO C-UAS trials hosted by the NATO Communications and Information Agency at the Joint Nucleus Counter-UAS Test Centre of the Ground Based Air Defence Command in the Netherlands, from 28th September until 2nd October 2020.
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