ATNS Joins the Aviation Community in the Caribbean
The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) Company of South Africa
is part of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
member states and global Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) that
are gathered in the Caribbean island city of Willemstad, to discuss the
future of Air Traffic Management (ATM).
The four-day CANSO Global ATM Summit and Annual General Meeting (AGM) started on Sunday and ends on Tuesday, 18th June 2013.
Actively
participating in this event, ATNS is conscious of the key issues such
as the difficult times the aviation industry is going through. The
company continues to implement measures that will reduce the costs of
doing business in South Africa and in the continent. This is done by
supporting CANSO’s vision of interoperability and seamless operations
between sectors and countries, through being part of the continental
collaborative efforts of working toward a single airspace, among others.
ATNS
recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swaziland,
which is an example of regional cooperation and collaboration, said Mr.
Thabani Mthiyane, ATNS Acting CEO. “In advancing safety in the region,
we have implemented the very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite
network which has provided and invaluable service in enhancing safety in
the Southern African Development Community and the North East Africa
(NAFISAT) region. The network provided by ATNS in partnership with
another global organisation, namely the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), provides a communication platform that allows for
air traffic services (ATS) direct contact between countries and the
digital transfer of flight plans and related information, which serves
as a catalyst for the safety of flight operations”.
Referring
to the World ATM Congress held in Spain early this year (in February),
Mr. Jeff Poole, the CANSO Director General, said - in his opening
address - that Airline companies, Airport operators and the
International Civil Aviation Organisation, made it very clear that the
air traffic management cannot and will not stand still. “Our
stakeholders are looking for our active engagement to be able to address
key issues and drive the necessary changes to achieve significant
performance improvements. During this Summit, this is yet another
opportunity to take positive and deliberate steps to drive forward - our
vision for the future” stated Mr. Poole boldly.
Ms
Milicia Albertus-Verboom, the Director General of the Dutch Caribbean
Air Navigation Services Provider (DC ANSP), welcoming the aviation
community in her country said “we are working towards diligently towards
a seamless, global coordinated system of air navigation system in order
to cope with the traffic growth in the Latin America and Caribbean
region”. She further stated that “DC ANSP continues to strengthen
cooperative and collaborative ties with local, regional and
international organisations in the aviation industry”.
ATNS
has implemented operational efficiency interventions such as continuous
descent and climb operations, known as Performance Based Navigation
(PBN). These coordinated exercises reduce the fuel burn by aircrafts and
indirectly reduce gas emissions which are detrimental to the
environment.
Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS).
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