Publications

CANSO offers a range of best practice guidance, reports and industry insight. Below you can search our library of publications.

You can also explore CANSO’s industry magazine, airspace, and the latest CANSO ATM Traffic Analysis Report.

Featured Publication | Safety

CANSO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Guide – 2023

Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) are a high value target for certain advanced persistent threats (APTs) as they are classified as critical national infrastructure (CNI) …

Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) are a high value target for certain advanced persistent threats (APTs) as they are classified as critical national infrastructure (CNI) service providers. Criminals are constantly evolving into a more professional and organised threat to aviation, particularly as aviation continues its digital transformation which increases the …
Safety

CANSO Standard of Excellence in Safety Management Systems – 2024 edition

In 2009, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) published the first edition of the CANSO Standard of Excellence in Safety Management Systems (SoE in SMS) in collaboration with EUROCONTROL. The SoE in SMS drew on the experiences of CANSO Members to develop a framework that would help air navigation service …
Safety

CANSO Standard of Excellence in Human Performance Management

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Human Performance Management helps air navigation service providers (ANSPs) assess, develop and improve their human performance management. It is based on a human factors white paper developed by EUROCONTROL, FAA and CANSO Members, and is in line with the CANSO Standard of Excellence in …
Safety

CANSO Safety Data Governance

Global and regional safety data sharing initiatives have demonstrated significant benefits. By sharing safety-relevant data, organisations can identify common trends, uncover root causes, and implement preventive measures more effectively. This collaborative approach not only enhances safety but also drives continuous improvement and the breaking down of silos in an aviation …
Safety

Guidelines on the cooperation of between aerodrome operators and and ANSP to enhance safety

This document is the first guidelines jointly published by ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and CANSO as a result of the agreement that the two associations reached at their first in-person meeting held in May 2023 in Kobe, Japan. The Kobe meeting was a culmination of a series of video conferences …
Safety

Global state of Human Performance Management in air navigation services

As we continue to recover globally from the Covid-19 Pandemic, our focus has been renewed towards establishing a strong and resilient future for the Aviation industry. Central to so many of the strategic and management questions are our people. The impact of the pandemic has been most felt in the …
Safety

CANSO Standard of Excellence in Safety Management Systems

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Safety Management Systems helps ANSPs build, implement and improve their Safety Management Systems (SMS) to suit the size and operational complexity of their organisation, reflect industry best practices and meet international standards.

This latest version (February 2023) incorporates recent developments in safety management thinking and …
Safety, Latin America and Caribbean

Air Traffic Management Cybersecurity Policy Template

CANSO, ICAO and Airbus have prepared an Air Traffic Management Cybersecurity Policy Template to help states implement cybersecurity mechanisms and culture across entire ATM systems and security operations.

The template aims to guarantee aviation system resilience, safeguarding information integrity, availability, confidentiality, and hardware/software protection, and support civil aviation security, …
Safety

CANSO Standard of Excellence in Cybersecurity

The CANSO Standard of Excellence in Cybersecurity brings together best practices, knowledge and experience from various industry stakeholders to enable air navigation service providers (ANSP) to assess and improve their cybersecurity performance, as well as their suppliers.

The best practice document measures performance using a maturity model that …
Safety

CANSO Emergency Response Planning Guide

The CANSO Emergency Response Planning Guide brings together best practices, knowledge and experience related to contingency plans and procedures from air navigation service providers (ANSP) around the world. The Guide helps ANSPs develop a formal emergency response plan that documents the orderly and efficient transition from normal to …
Safety, Asia-Pacific

CANSO Asia Pacific Regional Safety Implementation Strategy

Safety is the industry’s number one priority and CANSO is committed to the delivery of operational best practice through a strong regional focus.

The CANSO Asia Pacific Regional Safety Implementation Strategy facilitates the collaborative regional improvement of safety in the region and provides a reference guide for Member ANSPs in …
Safety

Unstable Approaches: Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practice, Third Edition

Unstable Approaches: Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practices, Third Edition, has been produced by CANSO, IATA, IFATCA and IFALPA.

The approach and landing phases of flight accounted for approximately 61 percent of accidents between 2012 and 2016. Unstable approaches were a factor in 16 percent of those approach and landing accidents. The purpose …
Safety

Fatigue Management Guide for Air Traffic Service Providers

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/fatigue_management_guide_for_atsps_

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Safety, Europe

CANSO Europe Strategy for the Future of Safety in ATM

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/canso_europe_strategy_for_the_futur

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Safety Culture Definition and Enhancement Process

https://issuu.com/canso/docs/safetyculturedefinitionandenhancementprocessnew

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