Michael Huerta, Acting Administrator of the FAA made the following speech to the Aeroclub in Washington this week.

Copperchase announces the successful application of it Flight Plan Converter
(FPL Converter-FPL2012 TTT).

Leading recording supplier Ricochet will provide the operators of Sepingan International Airport with state-of-the-art recording and replay of audio, screens and radar.

COMSOFT, the German ATC/ATM supplier has revamped its website.

Hungarian air navigation service provider HungaroControl has launched a complex modernisation programme to meet new challenges presented by regional integration in line with the Single European Sky. The Business Process Reengineering project and the introduction of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system will help HungaroControl continue to successfully provide its services under the new business and financing conditions and contribute to successful cooperation in the Functional Airspace Block for Central Europe (FAB CE).

Today 115 European network, regional and leisure airlines joined forces to respond to a pilot and cabin crew demonstration, which creates a misleading picture of European aviation safety regulation.

More than 60 participants joined a FABEC Consultation and Information meeting which took place on 11th May in Brussels. The purpose of this meeting was to inform stakeholders especially staff representatives and airspace users on the ongoing establishment of FABEC. According to the European legislation, States have to provide by 24th June a set of comprehensive documents such as a Treaty or a common airspace policy. Additionally, a cost-benefit analysis has to prove the overall-added value of establishing FABEC.

The Argentinean ANSP selects Frequentis to deliver a new voice communication system, and improves operation of existing sites through maintenance contracts and staff training

The sun has been becoming increasingly active recently as we have seen from reports on TV and the media. Spectacular light shows of auroras, in geographical locations that do not usually experience such phenomena.This solar activity can also cause a disruption to aviation's communications, navigation and surveillance systems.

Following on from the contract for the supply and commissioning of various Navaids at Kopitnari International Airport, contracts were signed at ATC Global in March 2012, between Sakaeronavigatsia Limited of Georgia and Systems Interface, for the supply, installation and commissioning of a Telvent AWOS for installation at Kopitnari International Airport, Kutaisi, Georgia.

Environmental restrictions are in place at most European airports. A response to environmental challenges is the implementation of the Continuous Descent Operation (CDO) technique.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding a contract to ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus to help accelerate the development of satellite-based procedures that will allow aircraft to fly more directly to their destinations.

Frequentis was awarded with contracts to supply Colombia with five of its successful VCS 3020X voice communication systems. These are destined for towers in Bucaramanga, Yopal, Pereira and Neiva, as well as for the air traffic centre located on San Andres island, 720km northeast of the countrys Atlantic coast.

The Indonesian flight school STPI benefits from leading-edge AMHS and AIM technology for operator training.

Harris Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide a back-up air traffic control system for Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.

The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Chile (DGAC the Chilean ANSP) is modernising its communication infrastructure in three airports with the voice communication system (VCS) from Frequentis.

Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has successfully completed all certification measurements of its MSSR 2000 I (MSSR = Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar) secondary radar by the AIMS Program Office of the US Department of Defense.

Brand-new ATC centre in Ljubljana takes advantage of ARTAS V8B systems deployed by COMSOFT to cater for latest surveillance data sources.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results or March showing that total passenger demand rose 7.6% and freight demand climbed 0.3% compared to the same month last year.

Frequentis has received a contract from Qatar Civil Aviation Authority to supply the Voice Communication Systems (VCS) to be used at the Doha International Airport Main Fire Control Station.