COVID-19 is hard to ignore at the moment. But, it's also crucial to look beyond it. While a lot of the problems associated with the virus will go away over time, topics such as training and the nuances of meteorology will always remain.
For example, we saw this week that Croatian Control Ltd (CCL) has formed an in-house training organisation to optimise air traffic controller (ATCO) training in order to make sure there will be sufficient controllers ready and waiting for when the aviation industry recovers. It means that future ATCOs won't have to be trained abroad, which will enable significant cost-savings and make training more available to Croatian candidates.
We also spotted that the weather impact tool for ATFCM is becoming an operational reality. The fully-automated tool will enhance weather situational awareness and support the implementation of ATFCM mitigation measures. The research focused on both technical and operational aspects that are all intended to provide up-to-date and accurate European thunderstorms forecast based on a multi-weather model algorithm.
Smart stuff! We're big fans of innovation and training projects that are looking after the future of the industry. What do you think?
ANSP news
FABEC replaced zigzag flight paths with optimised routes - Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC) horizontal flight efficiency reached 96.72% in 2019, indicating flights in FABEC airspace flew close to ideal trajectories and approached their maximum possible efficiency. This is the equivalent of adding just 17km to the average flight length of 522 km.
Annual Report skeyes - skeyes presents in its Annual Report the results of the year 2019
Croatia Control develops new capabilities in ATCO training - FAB CE - To ensure an adequate response to traffic demand in the post-COVID 19 period and beyond, Croatia Control Ltd (CCL) has formed an in-house Training Organisation to optimise air traffic controller (ATCO) training and to guarantee there will be an appropriate number of controllers available when the aviation industry recovers.
Airports news
Arunachal Pradesh to feature on country’s aviation map with a Greenfield Airport at Hollongi - Considering the importance of air connectivity to the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, AAI has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, 15 Kms from Itanagar. With estimated cost of Rs.650 cr the project includes the development work i.e. construction of airport pavements, air side work, terminal Building and city side works.
Market news
Armasuisse expands partnership with FREQUENTIS Voice Communication Systems - After an intense tendering procedure, Frequentis was awarded the VCS Airbase project by the customer armasuisse, who aims to renew and harmonise the system landscape, using the same system (iSecCOM) for Airbases (VCS AB) and the Air Defence Direction Center (FLORAKO / VCS ADDC). This will enable further synergies to be created across the operation and overall life cycle concept.
The number of flights managed by ENAIRE through Q3 fell by almost 60% - ENAIRE managed 681,971 flights through the third quarter, from January to September, 58.9% less than in the same period last year. This drop in air traffic, which is affecting not only Spain but Europe as a whole, was caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Weather Impact Tool for ATFCM is Becoming an Operational Reality - METSAFE and FRACS successfully combined their expertise to address the topic of meteorology for ATFCM through a fully automated approach and design a decision-making tool enhancing weather situational awareness and supporting the implementation of ATFCM mitigation measures.
Assaia adds a new product to its ApronAI Suite to increase safety in the aviation industry - Assaia International, which provides machine learning-based optimization software to the aviation industry, has added a risk control product to its ApronAI Suite. The new product generates real time safety alerts and provides safety, risk, and compliance related data.
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