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Weekly Review #211 - A cutting-edge radar for the Canary Islands

Written by Vincent Lambercy | August 2 2023

First up, in news from the UK, we're hearing that Gatwick has submitted an application to bring its North Runway into routine use. The airport says it will also create around 14,000 new jobs and inject £1 billion into the region’s economy every year. The plan aims to leverage the airport’s existing infrastructure to unlock capacity and improve the airport's resilience.

Next, from Africa, we're hearing that Aireon and Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) are forging a cooperative agreement to advance space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) products and services in the continent. ATNS and Aireon will work to provide operational case studies on ADS-B for countries in the Southern Africa region, as well as explore regional air traffic flow management (ATFM) opportunities.

 

In news from Spain, ENAIRE has placed a new cutting-edge radar in Taborno, Tenerife. This location provides coverage in both the Terminal Control Area and Control Zones in the Canary Islands Region, meaning the radar can provide coverage to aircraft taking off from and landing at all Canary Islands airports.

 

And last but not least, we have another episode of our podcast Radar Contact for you. This week, we sit down with Sebastiaan de Stigter of LVNL to discuss runway capacity and time-based separation.

 

ANSP news

  • ENAIRE brings a new radar online in Taborno, Tenerife - Yesterday, ENAIRE, Spain's air navigation service provider, placed into service a new cutting-edge radar in Taborno, Tenerife, situated in a prime location that provides coverage and surveillance for flights in both the Terminal Control Area and Control Zones in the Canary Islands Region.
  • Air services agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Belarus - The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Civil Aviation Authority, signed an air services agreement with the Republic of Belarus, on July 25, 2023, at the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Eng. Nayef bin Ali bin Hamad Al-Abri - Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, and from the Belarusian side Mr. / Lagor Golub - Director of the Aviation Department at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus.
  • South Africa’s ATNS, Aireon to Collaborate on ADS-B Advancement in Africa - Aviation industry leaders Aireon and Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) of South Africa have strengthened their commitment to collaboration, forging a cooperative agreement to advance space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) products and services in the African continent.

Airports news

  • Gatwick submits application to bring North Runway into routine use – Airport World - London Gatwick today submitted an application known as a Development Consent Order (DCO) to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate (PINS), outlining its ambition to bring the airport’s existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside its Main Runway.
  • Summer gets off to great start at Heathrow - Results for the six months ended 30 June 2023 - Our teams welcomed 37 million passengers in the first half, which included some of the busiest days on record. We are giving great passenger service, with almost all passengers waiting less than five minutes at security as the summer peak gets underway. Overall passenger numbers still remain consistently below pre-pandemic levels, and the cost of living crisis is a material headwind for second-half demand. We have also now agreed on a fair two-year pay deal for all frontline colleagues.

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Research and innovation

  • Fewer delays and less noise nuisance at and near airports - NLR News - It’s far from unknown for peak crowding at airports to hit the headlines. And it’s not only the passengers who are stuck in queues: it’s busy in the air too. That’s why the ITARO project has bundled various solutions together to reduce the delays for flights, including gains that can be made in terms of noise nuisance and emissions.

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