Nav Canada is to join the iTEC Alliance, the first ANSP outside of Europe to join the initiative to create a more efficient and environment-friendly generation of air traffic management systems.
The signing, which took place at the Airspace World event in Geneva reinforces cooperation between Europe and North America and will help global air traffic reach new levels of efficiency through more collaborative management, said Indra. The partnership also brings the possibility of operating transoceanic flights using the same technology from start to finish, facilitating smoother traffic management across both sides of the world’s busiest oceanic areas.
The joining of Nav Canada, which plays a critical role in managing the second-largest airspace in the world, constitutes a significant advancement for the Alliance—expanding its partnered airspace from 8 million to over 26 million square kilometres and supporting more than 12 million flights from 27 control centres each year. Aircraft will be able to cross almost half of the globe with iTEC SkyNex as the system managing their flights.
iTEC SkyNex will facilitate the introduction of Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) into Canada, steer air traffic management towards a strategic approach and provide a more comprehensive view of the flight from take-off to landing. This new technology can accurately calculate trajectories and manage the progress of flights over a broader horizon, allowing for improved planning and greater efficiency. The system will increase efficiency, provide greater data accuracy, optimize flight paths and resources, reduce delays and CO2 emissions, and cut costs.
Nav Canada will contribute to evolving the iTEC SkyNex system, speeding up the introduction of new technologies, concepts and more sophisticated functions, sharing costs and know-how.
“We are delighted to be the first non-European ANSP to join the iTEC Alliance. Founded on the spirit of collaboration, NAV CANADA is proud to now be part of this partnership. A better future is ahead of us with iTEC SkyNex; we are now in a position to achieve goals that were previously unimaginable and build towards more sustainable skies,” said Raymond G. Bohn, president and CEO of Nav Canada.
Dirk Mahns, DFS COO and chairman of the iTEC Board said, “Nav Canada’s entry into the alliance constitutes a significant milestone and highlights the fact that we have a highly advanced technology and a spirit of collaboration that are delivering tangible results and encouraging interoperability between air navigation service providers, a key aspect to transforming aviation and managing flights more intelligently and efficiently”