April 15, 2013 - News
Airservices Australia, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for Australia, has commissioned the Saab Sensis Advanced – Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) at Brisbane Airport for operational use. The A-SMGCS provides air traffic controllers the location and identification of all aircraft on the airport’s runways and taxiways for improved safety and efficiency at [...]
Read MoreApril 8, 2013 - News
The Saab Remote Tower (r-TWR ) system under testing for Avinor, Norway’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), at Værøy Heliport has passed its Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) milestone, completing V3 stage under SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) test and validation trials. The r-TWR system provides Avinor Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) officers at the [...]
Read MoreApril 1, 2013 - News
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aviation Safety Program has awarded Saab Sensis a contract to develop scenario-based Verification & Validation (V&V) methods for detecting problems related to Authority and Autonomy (A&A), specifically those associated with assignments of authority to automated systems. Through this project, Saab Sensis will create scenarios and methods that can [...]
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2013 - News
Airservices Australia, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Australia, has commissioned into service the first two Integrated Tower Automation Suites (INTAS) provided by Saab Sensis and NAV CANADA and installed at Broome and Rockhampton Airports. INTAS, based on NAVCANatm technology and modified to meet the needs of Airservices Australia’s National Towers Program (NTP), is a [...]
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2013 - News
The Saab Remote Tower (r-TWR) system under deployment for LFV, Sweden’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), has passed Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). The system is the industry’s first to achieve this milestone, leading the way for full operational certification later in 2013. For LFV, Saab has deployed r-TWR technology at Sundsvall and Örnsköldsvik Airports to [...]
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2013 - News
Saab has introduced the Aerobahn Airport Dashboard to improve the distribution of critical airport status information, both airside and landside, to all stakeholders and the public. The Aerobahn Airport Dashboard provides a single point for the collection, recording, distribution, updating and alerting of airport status information for proactive management of airport operations. The Aerobahn Airport [...]
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2013 - News
Saab’s recent acquisition of HITT Group and its purchase of Sensis Corporation in 2011, building on their in house ATM portfolio, are steps in the company’s strategic march toward global traffic management leadership. Saab is now a source of proven, integrated ATM solutions that address critical surveillance, traffic flow management and collaboration challenges for customers [...]
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2013 - News
The Israel Airports Authority is now using Saab Sensis’ Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for the safe operation of aircraft maneuvering on the surface of Ben Gurion International Airport. The A-SMGCS fuses multiple surveillance technologies for a comprehensive view of Ben Gurion’s runways and taxiways and provides proactive safety alerts to the controllers [...]
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2013 - News
Naviair, the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for Denmark, has selected Saab Sensis Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) for surveillance of flights over Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Naviair will be providing ADS-B data of equipped en route flights to the Reykjavik Control Area Center. The Naviair system will enable reduced flight separation between equipped aircraft [...]
Read MoreDecember 10, 2012 - News
Defense and security company Saab Sensis has successfully completed Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of a hardware modernization program of four Hughes Air Defense Radars (HADR) for the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Saab Sensis deployed a new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) receiver/exciter, radar signal processor, radar data processor and display function in one cabinet to extend the service [...]
Read MoreDecember 4, 2012 - News
The City of Phoenix has selected the Aerobahn airport surface management system from Saab Sensis for use at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The City will use Aerobahn to manage airport resources, such as gates and the ramp area, and during irregular operations for improved efficiency, planning and responsiveness. The city’s airport operations personnel will [...]
Read MoreNovember 19, 2012 - News
Saab Sensis Corporation, a subsidiary of defense and security company Saab, is participating in the NextGen Institute’s Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) Technical Interchange as the air traffic control Decision Support Tool (DST) developer subject matter expert (SME). Saab Sensis will be reviewing existing research on TBO procedures and technologies and providing recommendations from the DST [...]
Read MoreNovember 15, 2012 - News
NAV CANADA, the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for Canada, is deploying Saab Sensis’ Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) technology at Springbank, Alberta. The WAM system will enhance the safety of flight around Springbank Airport by providing NAV CANADA air traffic controllers with additional surveillance coverage not available with the existing radar. The WAM system will [...]
Read MoreOctober 26, 2012 - News
Saab Sensis Corporation and Aveillant will provide a technical demonstration of an end to end wind farm radar clutter removal solution that can be integrated with operational Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems. The program will demonstrate that seamless, clutter-free ATC surveillance data from non-cooperating targets can be produced using Aveillant’s 3D Holographic Radar™ along with [...]
Read MoreOctober 15, 2012 - News
Saab Sensis has recently added several key features to its Aerobahn® airport surface management system deployed at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The enhancements to the U.S.’ first operational Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) environment include flight specific call for taxi times to further improve sequencing and reduce fuel burn and environmental emissions. The Aerobahn [...]
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