Saab demos remote air traffic control system

BTN News
Monday, 18 July 2016

Swedish defense company Saab has used the recent Farnborough Air Show in the UK to demonstrate a new air traffic control system that allows controllers to to decide more efficiently which planes should land first, meaning fewer delays.


The system also can be used to centralise airport control towers - typically now one per airport - meaning one facility could help planes land in airports hundreds of miles away.


The office would have a circular room equipped with 360-degree screens that replicate a traditional tower.


Cameras relay what is happening on the landing strip to the remote control room. The software automatically motion tracks the incoming planes, and infrared technology allows controllers to see all of the runways, even at night.


Saab already has implemented the technology at Ornskoldsvik Airport, with the remote control tower 93 miles away in Sundsvall. It has been operating since April last year.

Saab demos remote air traffic control system

BTN News
Monday, 18 July 2016

Swedish defense company Saab has used the recent Farnborough Air Show in the UK to demonstrate a new air traffic control system that allows controllers to to decide more efficiently which planes should land first, meaning fewer delays.


The system also can be used to centralise airport control towers - typically now one per airport - meaning one facility could help planes land in airports hundreds of miles away.


The office would have a circular room equipped with 360-degree screens that replicate a traditional tower.


Cameras relay what is happening on the landing strip to the remote control room. The software automatically motion tracks the incoming planes, and infrared technology allows controllers to see all of the runways, even at night.


Saab already has implemented the technology at Ornskoldsvik Airport, with the remote control tower 93 miles away in Sundsvall. It has been operating since April last year.