Avinor implements new ATM-system to handle increasing en-route traffic in the North Atlantic

Air traffic is steadily increasing in the North Atlantic, where Avinor Air Navigation Services is responsible for the air traffic management. Now, a new ATM-system has been implemented to provide airlines the best possible service.

In recent years, Avinor Air Navigation Services has experienced a strong growth in en-route traffic, both in Norwegian airspace, and in the North-Atlantic region in which the company provides air traffic services. For the last three years alone, traffic has increased with around 20%.

- We are happy to have implemented this new system to provide our customers with an even better service than today, says director of En-route services, Jan-Gunnar Pedersen.

Scalable and Tailor made
The new system is scalable and tailor-made to handle air traffic services in oceanic areas. We can now provide our customers in the NAT-region new and improved services, compliant with NAT-region requirements and EUs Implementing Rules.

- We can now provide a high level of automation in the communication between aircraft personnel and air traffic controllers. Datalink services, such as Controller Pilot Datalink Communication (CPDLC), Oceanic Clearance (OCL) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract (ADS-C) is now implemented. The interaction between neighbouring sectors, such as Iceland, will also be automated via OLDI. The new system is highly scalable to meet future operational requirements and features functionality to support SESAR initiatives. The system is provided by Adacel.

Speaking of this accomplishment, Seth Brown, Adacel's CEO said “We are very pleased to provide this new system to Avinor and to support them as they commission it into operational service. Norway becomes the latest country to use our Aurora ATM technology which is in operation today in oceanic airspaces controlled by Fiji, France, Iceland, New Zealand, Portugal and the United States. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with Avinor"