TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT
ADVANCED FLOW MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS IN INDIA AND BRAZIL
The central air traic flow management system recently inaugurated by the Airports
Authority of India provides advanced automation resources developed by ATECH
Walter N. Pizzo, Agenir C. Dias, Marcos R. Resende - ATECH
On June 22, 2019 the Civil Aviation
Minister of India, Hardeep Puri,
inaugurated the Airports Authority
of India’s new central air traffic flow
management center. At the center, air
navigation management activities are
supported by the newest Skyflow software
version from ATECH (see figure 1), an
integrated and fully automated air traffic
flow management solution. According to the
Minister, tthe new system will reduce delays
and fuel consumption by improving the
coordination of air traffic and will also
provide a much safer and much more
efficient airspace.
During this inauguration, the Airports
Authority of India (AAI) emphasized that
since 2017 India has become the seventh
region in the world to implement an
advanced central air traffic flow
management (C-ATFM) system. According
to reports, the introduction of Skyflow in
India has enhanced safety and created
annual fuel savings of thousands of crore
rupees by minimising the flight delays that
are caused by air traffic congestion in
the country.
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Speaking at the inauguration, Minister
Puri said, “I am delighted that with the
commissioning of the central air traffic flow
management center. Today India takes a lead
in global air traffic harmonization,
facilitating the efficient flow of air traffic
across our skies. Being the seventh largest
aviation market with 187 million passengers
in 2017-18, India is on a high growth
trajectory. It is imperative that we build
technological capabilities to keep pace with
this growth”.
In addition, an article published by the
trade association the Civil Air Navigation
Services Organization (CANSO) in its
magazine Airspace in May 2019 refers to
how AAI is dealing with the enormous surge
in air traffic in India. It says: “The bulk of
the strategy implemented by AAI is about
preparing India’s 130 airports and 2.8
million square nautical miles of airspace for
future growth”.
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