Air traffic control secure for the future
Dato
08.11.2007
PRESS RELEASE
Issued 08.11.2007
Issued 08.11.2007
Danish air traffic controllers are getting a new tool that will ensure smooth handling of traffic in the air.
Naviair is ready for future growth in air traffic. In the new year Naviair will take over operation of a new, modern and efficient air traffic management system and a new control tower at Copenhagen Airport. Additionally, the towers in Roskilde and Billund airports will have new technology.
The air traffic management system is the heart of monitoring and controlling the almost 2000 aircraft that every day pass through Danish airspace or take off or land at a Danish airport. With the help of radar and advanced monitoring and communications systems, the air traffic controllers can manage all of the transit flights, takeoffs and landings in Denmark.
The new control tower at Copenhagen Airport and the air traffic management system at Naviair headquarters at Kastrup will go into operation around the new year. It is the culmination of 12 years of modernization of technology, training and organization aimed at increasing the capacity in the airspace over Denmark and making it possible for Naviair to participate in the work of coordinating and facilitating operations in the European airspace.
The new air traffic management system means greater capacity in Danish airspace. This capacity will be used in the future because air traffic is expected to increase in the coming years. The new technology means that a high level of flying safety will be maintained even though there will be more aircraft in the air simultaneously.
The control tower at Copenhagen Airport and the new control center which houses the many computers and displays that constitute the heart of the system has been ready for more than a year. The system was tested during 2007 and is currently running under test operating conditions. Test operation makes it possible for air traffic controllers and technicians to train in the use of the new, advanced, modern system.
The new system will not involve any changes in procedures or flight routes for pilots flying in Danish airspace. Air traffic will continue to be handled as pilots know it today. It is only the air traffic controllers who are getting a completely new technology for monitoring and controlling air traffic.
New homepage - gives insight into the heart of air traffic control
On Thursday 08 November 2007 Naviair will open a completely new homepage about the new Danish air traffic management system designed for customers, users and other interested parties. The homepage contains a detailed description of how modern air traffic control works and how the new air traffic management system has been designed.
> The home page is located at www.naviair.dk/atm (in Danish)
> The home page is located at www.naviair.dk/en/atm (in English)
The provision of Air Navigation Services in Denmark was separated from the Danish Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) in 2001 and was given the name Naviair.
In addition to regional air navigation services in Danish airspace, Naviair provides approach and tower control services to the airports in Copenhagen, Roskilde, Billund, Aalborg, Aarhus, Esberg and on Bornholm. Naviair has 680 employees, half of whom are air traffic controllers
If you would like to know more, please contact the undersigned at +45 3247 7901.
With best regards,
PR & Communications
Kurt Andreasen
Manager PR & Commercial Services
D +45 3247 7901
M +45 4030 5860
kua@naviair.dk
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