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With many regions of the world today well along the path to full traffic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this report reflects on a time …
With many regions of the world today well along the path to full traffic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this report reflects on a time when we were in the midst of those challenges.
In 2022, countries steadily lifted travel constraints, while the global economy continued to confront significant hurdles. The …
Aviation is an inherently international activity with organised traffic flows between major centres and between regions, and smaller flows providing broad connectivity. All of this supports the global economy and the movement of people and cargo. When things work well, it can all appear so seamless.
But while movements in …
The CANSO Global Air Navigation Services (ANS) Performance Report is produced annually by CANSO’s Global Benchmarking Workgroup (GBWG) with the support of Egis. Through agreement with EUROCONTROL’s Performance Review Unit (PRU), data regarding European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) taken from the ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report has …
The CANSO Global Air Navigation Services (ANS) Performance Report is produced annually by CANSO’s Global Benchmarking Workgroup (GBWG) with the support of Egis.
This year’s report provides data for 52 ANSPs and contains performance indicators for the year 2020, along with trend data between 2016 and 2020.
In this edition, we look …
GreenATM provides an objective validation of an ANSP’s efforts to increase sustainability and environmental management and in doing so enhances credibility with the public and other stakeholders.
By highlighting the areas an ANSP can positively influence its own environmental footprint and that of its customers, it reveals a path …
Blockchain is a technology that makes it possiblefor groups of people or organisations to collectively agree on and permanently record information without the need of a central third-party authority.
By creating trust in distributing data, Blockchain has revolutionised how we share information and carry out transactions in distributed systems.
This …
Consider an environment where services are provided in a digital manner that decouples the location of the infrastructure from ATS service delivery; this situation corresponds, in technical terms, to a virtualisation of service provision.
Virtualisation from a technical perspective refers to a different use of resources, with new enablers such …
System wide information management (SWIM) means different things to different people across the CANSO membership and the world of aviation. This is despite many documents, ICAO guidance programmes of work, and engagement over the years. This means that more work is needed to gain a common understanding, including the consideration …
The Global Air Navigation Services Performance Report 2015-2019 is CANSO’s latest report examining the cost-efficiency and productivity of air navigation service providers (ANSP). The performance of 52 ANSPs is detailed in the report across a key performance indicator framework for continental and oceanic operations.
2019 will be an important baseline year …
Explore the first in our exclusive series of whitepapers on breakthrough technologies and the role they will play in the transformation of our industry.
The availability of enormous quantities of data coupled with the growth of highly effective and efficient computing power has the potential to enable the widespread use …
CANSO’s Educated Guess: Interpreting traffic forecasting during the pandemic is a high-level view of the current state of traffic forecasting and planning both now and in the future.
Understanding demand is critical to the cost-efficient delivery of capacity. ANSPs need accurate information on air traffic demand to plan staffing, …
CANSO’s tenth Global Air Navigation Services Performance Report uses key performance metrics to measure the cost-efficiency and productivity of air navigation service providers(ANSP). The latest report includes data from 57 ANSPs responsible for the management of 65% of the world’s air traffic. It covers data from 2014 up …
As traffic restrictions begin to lift and traffic volumes begin to grow, ANSPs must be ready to provide a service in what is likely to be a unique demand environment with variable traffic levels.
ATM never shut down throughout this crisis. In all regions of the globe ANSPs kept the …
CANSO’s COVID-19: Ensuring continuity of ATS service globally provides essential guidance for the ATM industry on navigating the global COVID-19 pandemic.
ANSPs are taking extraordinary measures to ensure the health of employees during this time in order to provide the maximum level of continuity in the provision …
The CANSO Global Air Navigation Services Performance Report provides an annual global overview of air navigation service provider (ANSP) performance. It compares key financial and productivity indicators from participating ANSPs, highlighting global performance trends and identifying gaps. The report provides a basis for collective improvement, enabling ANSPs and their stakeholders …
The CANSO Acquisition Excellence Manual is an essential guide that will prepare the ATM industry for potentially seismic shifts in business and purchasing models. It breaks down the walls to often complex and time-consuming processes and procedures; and provides insight and guidance on acquisition best practice from both …
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