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Organising the dozens of aircraft coming in to land is hard work at any single-runway airport. At Gatwick, however, air traffic controllers are adapting by working with partners further afield to slow down incoming aircraft and keep the system moving. Andrea Valentino talks to Adrian Clark, an advanced concepts manager in airspace and future operations at NATS, about how Gatwick’s new XMAN system is boosting the efficiency of its single-runway operation.
Routes Asia and World Routes postponed until 2021
After careful consideration, and in close consultation with their hosts, Airports of Thailand and SEA Milan Airports respectively, it is with regret that Routes announce that Routes Asia, scheduled for 8-10 October 2020 in Chiang Mai, Thailand and World Routes, scheduled for 14-16 November 2020 in Milan, Italy, will now be postponed until next year.
Digital innovation supports aviation partnerships and post COVID-19 industry recovery
Routes’ digital platform Route Exchange is helping to play an important role in the recovery of the aviation industry as airlines and airports around the world look to rebuild.
Point FWD releases knowledge article: ‘Transitioning towards CT screening’
Schiphol-based consultancy company Point FWD, in cooperation with key industry players, shares its experience in CT equipment implementations, operator performance monitoring, and operator CT training programmes.
World Routes and IATA Slot Conference to focus on recovery
As some governments look to ease restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic over the coming months, the travel and tourism industry must now plan ahead for economic recovery.
Sheremetyevo Airport reports sharp rise in profit and revenue for 2019, steady progress in reconstruction projects
Revenue increased by 41.6% compared with the same period last year and amounted to 82,088 million rubles • Operating profit increased by 38.8% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 27,083 million rubles • Reconstruction of Runway-1 is on schedule, with completion expected by the end of 2020.
In reply to FoxATM’s: ‘Air traffic control in home-office?’
In the detailed article ‘Air traffic control in home-office?’, FoxATM has already looked at whether, in extreme cases such as the current Covid-19 situation, air traffic control from the home office would be possible. Here, we offer further insight into the possibilities available to the industry, and present some alternatives to working from home.
World Routes 2020 postponed until November
It is with regret we inform you that, after careful consideration and consultation with our hosts, SEA Milan Airports, we announce that World Routes 2020 in Milan, Italy, will now be postponed.
ERA enhances its WAM system for air traffic control in the East Midlands Airport area
ERA’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system around East Midlands International Airport is about to be upgraded. In light of the Covid-19 situation, part of the usual processes will be handled by ERA from a distance.