Source: ALTA Dreaming, designing and building without limits are part of the premises of Collins Aerospace, a US technology corporation with more than 73,000 employees, including a workforce of more than 16,000 engineers, which today joins the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as an affiliate member. Dreaming, designing and building without limits are part of the premises of Collins Aerospace, a US technology corporation with more than 73,000 employees, including a workforce of more than 16,000 engineers, which today joins the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as an affiliate member. The company, which has around 300 operations centers around the world, faces the new challenges of the aviation industry with innovative solutions. An example [...]

Source: ATCEUC ATCEUC has been informed about the decision of Kingdom of Spain’s Secretary of State for Transport on the privatisation of the Air Traffic Control Towers of seven major Spanish Airports. This decision is based on E/CNMC/002/2018 ESTUDIO DE LOS SERVICIOS DE TRÁNSITO AÉREO EN ESPAÑA, a faulty report full of theoretical assumptions about an utopian ATC market that is too far from reality. Also, it is ignoring the fact that the current simultaneous provision of Tower and Approach Control Services by the same ATC Unit (ENAIRE) is more efficient than the proposed separation of these two infrastructural services. In fact, every ANSP that has segregated TWR and Approach Control units, has experienced at some point the need to [...]

Source: Canso Entitled Women in Aviation, a 50 minute session will see panellists explore why inclusion and diversity matter The opening day of Airspace World, the world’s largest gathering of the air traffic management industry, on March 8 is also International Women’s Day. To mark that occasion, a number of activities are taking place to showcase women’s contributions to aviation. Primary among these is a special panel discussion in the Boeing Theatre. Entitled Women in Aviation, the 50 minute session will see panellists explore why inclusion and diversity matter, and share some examples of good practice and success. They will also discuss why it’s so important to find, promote and include the best women and break through the glass ceiling. [...]