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New and Improved Training Facilities Isavia’s training department, Training and ATS procedures, moved to new facilities in September 2016. Office space expanded significantly and simulator workstations were increased from six to eleven. The simulator now offers a full-size replica of Isavia’s new controller workstation consoles installed in the BIRD Oceanic Control Centre, Approach Control, and Towers at Keflavik and Reykjavik Airports. The simulator rooms look impressive and busy at the time of the visit. Mr. Maggi Pálsson, Chief Instructor of Isavia’s Training and ATS procedures, gave a short presentation of the new facilities. “The simulator now offers increased capacity and throughput of students in simulator training for basic rating, unit training and pre- on-the-job training (preOJT). Having a simulator that is a full-size replica of the controllers’ workstation enhances the perception of students in their preparation for on-the-job training and eases their transition from a simulator to the control room.” “New versions of the operational software are immediately available for simulator installations, so without delay, we can run simulations on our most current operational software. Our Frequentis VCS is set up to
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simulate each controller VCS layout with the same frequencies and telephone lines, without, of course, any external connections” says Mr. Pálsson. The new facilities greatly improve the work environment for staff and students alike. Floor space almost tripled, and interior design accommodates convenient open workspaces for the staff along with spacious simulator rooms. Having a full-size
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replica of the controllers’ workstations greatly improves the preparation of students for on-the-job training. From the beginning, the students become familiar with the operational software, consoles and the Frequentis voice communication system. “In regards of recurrent training, we find that offering the controllers a familiar environment brings a more positive
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attitude towards simulator training. Our Tern simulator (TSIM) supports all training phases. New versions of the operational software are immediately available for both simulator installation and personal classroom tutoring. Our training facilities are now fully equipped to receive the increased throughput of students in air traffic control that we require due to the escalation in air traffic we are experiencing” Mr. Pálsson concludes.
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ISAVIA SIGNS AGREEMENT TO DEPLOY SPACE-BASED ADS-B On the heels of a successful launch of the first ten Iridium NEXT satellites on Saturday, 14 January, Isavia and Aireon signed a data services agreement about the deployment of Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) service in the Reykjavik Oceanic Control Area (OCA).
Cyriel Kronenburg and Ásgeir Pálsson
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With control of more than 5.4 million square kilometres of airspace, Isavia is looking to improve safety and efficiency (through reduced separation) of operations by expanding the ADS-B service area.
benefits speak for themselves, and we are working closely with our North Atlantic neighbours. We anticipate optimising the 160,000 flights that use our airspace every year.”
“We anticipate optimising the 160,000 flights that use our airspace every year.” — Ásgeir Palsson, Isavia’s ANS director “Aireon is already working with our colleagues at NAV CANADA and UK NATS to introduce this capability for oceanic crossings in the North Atlantic. We had initially signed a memorandum of agreement to ensure the benefits would be realised, not only with safety, but also efficiency,” said Asgeir Palsson, director of Air Navigation Services, Isavia. “The
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“Isavia, given its location, has a strategic mission to utilise the most advanced technology. Not only will they use Aireon for increasing safety, but they will also use it as a contingency source of surveillance to add an extra layer to their robust series of cutting-edge technologies,” said Cyriel Kronenburg, Vice President of Aviation Services, Aireon. “We will also be working closely with Isavia to test the impact of real-time surveillance in the North Pole. Isavia will soon have the ability to track a flight across the entire polar region, in real time, an unprecedented capability in the history of aviation.”
Isavia and the borealis alliance REYNIR SIGURDSSON A P P O I N T E D T H E P O LI C Y A N D R E G U L AT O RY DIRECTOR The Borealis Alliance is a business alliance between Avinor (Norway), Finavia (Finland), Irish Aviation Authority (Ireland), Isavia (Iceland), Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS - EANS (Estonia), Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme – LGS (Latvia), LFV (Sweden), NATS (UK) and Naviair (Denmark). Together, the Borealis Alliance members provide air traffic services for 3.8m flights a year across 12.5 million km 2 of North European airspace, accounting for over 38% of European airspace. The primary objective of the alliance is to facilitate co-operation between the members, for the benefits of the customers, on commercially-recognised business partnering principles that will contribute to the operational and financial performance of Members´ air traffic services, and the achievement of Single European Sky and ICAO performance targets.
Reynir Sigurdsson, Policy and Regulatory Director
RECORD TRAFFIC THROUGH K EF L AV IK AIRPORT IN 2016
Isavia’s northerly location makes it a key player in the North Atlantic (NAT) region bordering Gander Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR), controlled by NAV CANADA, and Shanwick Oceanic FIR, controlled by NATS, to the south, and Bodo Oceanic and Murmansk FIRs in the northern part. Space-based ADS-B will provide a best-in-class technology for this region of
the NAT and give participating ANSPs 100 percent, real-time coverage. Isavia will also be conducting flight trials in polar airspace north of 70˚N latitude to evaluate the expected benefits of previously unavailable surveillance in polar airspace.
The secondary objective of the Alliance is to enable members collectively to be more influential with relevant trade, regulatory and policy bodies in Europe and internationally by developing a common position on major issues and expressing it jointly. To achieve this objective, the Borealis Alliance has established an office in Brussels where the Alliance Policy and Regulatory Director is stationed on a fulltime basis.
The Borealis Alliance Policy and Regulatory Director responsibilities are to maintain and expand the Alliance’s influence with key stakeholders, engage with policy shapers and influencers and provide regular information related to evolving policy and regulation in Europe. In addition to that, the director has responsibility to identify, report and recommend a range of funding opportunities within Europe as well as support and develop regulatory topics for the Alliance’s activities, projects and programmes. In January 2017, Mr Reynir Sigurdsson was appointed as the Policy and Regulatory Director. He has been serving for the last nine years as a Director at the Icelandic Transport Authority (previously Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration), where he has been responsible for policy making, public administration and oversight of ANS/ ATM, Aerodromes and Aviation Security. That includes implementation of the Single European Sky in Iceland. In this capacity, he has been acting as the head of Iceland NSA and Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation.
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Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Isavia has been working on PBN imple-mentation within the Reykjavik Control Area (BIRD CTA) and Sondrestrom approach airspace (BGSF APP/TWR). • RAIM monitoring within the whole of BIRD CTA and 34 airports in Iceland, Greenland, Jan Mayen and the Faroe Islands. • RNAV (GNSS) approach procedures into all runway ends at the inter national airports in Iceland. • RNAV SID and STAR into all runway ends at the international airports in Iceland.
• 23 New Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes over Iceland and Greenland within the BIRD CTA. • RNAV GNSS separation has been implemented within BIRD CTA over and in the vicinity of Greenland below F285. • Now working on implementing GNSS separation within the Sondrestrom APP airspace and in the whole of BIRD CTA below F285, both oceanic and domestic.
New product: Phraseology Trainer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon accepts the first Arctic Circle Prize.
The Reykjavik Control Area covers 5,4 million km2
Isavia at the 2016 Arctic Circle Assembly
The 2016 annual Arctic Circle Assembly was held in Reykjavík, in October at Harpa Convention hall. Over 2000 participants from more than 45 countries attended. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, accepted the first Arctic Circle Prize for his role in the negotiations on international climate co-operation during his mandate. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of Scotland gave a keynote presentation about her country’s role in the Arctic. Isavia participated in two events. The Air Navigation Division hosted a Breakout Session titled, “Communication and Coordination Network in the Arctic“. Director of Isavia Air Naviation Services, Ásgeir Pálsson, was one of the speakers, and his presentation focused on the vast area of communication within the Reykjavik Control Area (CTA), how far north it extends and touched on how it can be utilised in search and rescue situations in the Arctic. He also talked about the good co-operation Isavia has with the authorities in Greenland and Denmark.
Tern Systems is launching a new product, a phraseology trainer that allows students to work on their pronunciation and ATC phraseology wherever and whenever suits them. The application is an e-learning system that can be run on smartphones, tablets or laptops. Students can practise their phraseology via predefined exercises and receive immediate feedback on progress. This way, students are better prepared for exercises in simulators and can make more use of training sessions without hesitating on clearances. Please contact us to get more info at tern@tern.is
The application can be run on smartphones and tablets.
TAS operational in Bali and Surabaya, Indonesia
TAS is now operational at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali and the Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Those airports are the second and third busiest airports in Indonesia, serving around 20 million passengers per year. Successful Site Acceptance Testing was performed in September 2016 following installation and on-site training. TAS is now running at four airports in Indonesia.
The other speaker in the Breakout Session was Captain Lars H. Hansen from the Royal Danish Navy representing the Arctic Command. In his presentation, Lars gave us a broad introduction of the operation the Arctic Command is managing between the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the multiple tasks they are facing and the assests they have available to handle these tasks. Isavia also participated in another Breakout Session titled “Aviation in the Arctic“. Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson, Technical and Infrastructure Director at Keflavik Airport, talked about how Isavia is expanding the Keflavik International Airport to meet the rapid increase of passengers. Isavia will participate in the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík on 13–15 October.
TAS operational in Pohang, Ulsan and Uljin, South Korea TAS became operational at three airports in Korea in December 2016. The project started in November 2015, and formal Site Acceptance Testing was performed on-site in October 2016. TAS is displaying data from 3 radars, located at the airports, and also processing and displaying data from multilat stations that were deployed parallel to the implementation of TAS in Pohang. TAS is now running at four airports in South Korea.
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Record Year and Capacity Improvements We have experienced yet another record year at Isavia, both in terms of flights through the Reykjavik Control Area and number of passengers through Keflavik Airport.
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In total, 13.5% more aircraft passed through the Reykjavik Control Area in 2016 than in the previous year and traffic is up by 53% over 2012. Due to the quirks of North Atlantic weather patterns, about 64% of the traffic is westbound and 36% eastbound. The number of passengers through Keflavik Airport increased by 40% in 2016 to a total of 6.8 million.
Tern has won a new contract in South Korea, following an open tender. The project is to install the Tern ATC System (TAS) as a backup system for the major Approach Control Centres in South Korea: Seoul, Gimhae and Jeju. The system will be installed in four locations, the main system in Cheongju but with additional working positions located at each of the Approach Centres. In addition to the TAS, Tern will also deliver a simula-tor to provide a training and testing environment.
13.5% INCREASE IN 2016 53% INCREASE FROM 2012
Isavia has for decades provided flight inspections and calibrations on navigational aids at airports in Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Because of costeffectiveness, Isavia’s well-equipped Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, our experienced personnel also provided these services at airports in Europe and Asia. Isavia provides Flight Inspections on Precision and Non-Precision Approaches and associated navaids and lights including, e.g. NDB, VOR, TACAN, Localizers, DME, Glidepath, PAR/GCA, PAPI lights, etc.
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Upernavik Airport (BGUK) in Greenland
Emergency Approach Control Facility in Cheongju, South Korea
Because of this significant growth Isavia has, in close cooperation with its customers, been increasing capacity in the Air Navigation Services and at Keflavik airport. Wide-ranging improvements have been completed or are in progress for example expansion of aprons, redevelopment of terminal buildings, increase in runway capacity, new DEP/ARR procedures, PBN implementation, expanded surveillance service area, refurbishment of Reykjavík Area Control Centre and increased number of ATCO workstations, ATM systems upgrades and improved ATS training facilities.
This project is important to Tern Systems and a logical continuation of our operations in Korea, following the successful implementation of TAS at three airports in 2016: Pohang, Ulsan and Uljin.
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