THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 2: THE VIRTUAL CENTRE
In Part 2 of this blog series on the future of ATM, Maribel Tomás Rocha and Elizabet Pavlova explore the virtual centre concept and how location independent ATS could revolutionise the use of airspace. In today’s system, ANSPs are responsible for the provision of ATS...
THE FUTURE OF ATM – Part 1: The challenge
Air Traffic Management needs to change. The current European ATM system is a patchwork of national infrastructures that is not able to efficiently absorb additional air traffic including new forms of aviation such as Urban Air Mobility and drones. With the expected...
RETHINKING AIRPORT SECURITY IN AN ERA OF CT & BODY SCANNING
Airports are moving towards the increased use of new generation full body scanners and 3D cabin baggage screening equipment to process passengers through security. In fact, body scanners are already in use across most of the UK’s busiest airports and the screening...
ARE RUNWAY STATUS LIGHTS THE SOLUTION TO REDUCING RUNWAY ACCIDENTS?
Aviation is one of the most regulated industries, behind nuclear, to ensure operations are safe because of how unforgiving the results of mistakes can be. This has resulted in huge reductions in aviation accidents over time; however, more improvements can always be made.
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