Mon, Mar 28, 2011
Northrop Grumman Traffic Management System Replaces Paper
Strips
An Electronic Flight Strip (EFS) system is now operational at
Jersey Airport, Channel Islands, UK. In December 2010, Jersey
Airport's new control tower and approach center became fully
operational. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems provided the EFS
system under a subcontract to the UK's National Air Traffic
Services (NATS). The EFS system automates the production,
distribution and administrative management of flight plan
information and other air traffic control data and replaces the
paper strip systems previously used by air traffic controllers.
"Our integrated air traffic management system will help
controllers meet the demands for increased airspace capacity at
Jersey airport," said Eldar Hauge, managing director for Northrop
Grumman Park Air Systems Norway. "We are proud of our strong
partnership with NATS and delighted that our products were selected
for the tower fit-out at Jersey Airport and that they are now in
operation."
The EFS also provides data integrity checking, eases the working
environment of air traffic controllers and paves the way for the
application of advanced features such as Controller Pilot Data Link
Communications. The system installed at Jersey exchanges data via
standard links with both the enroute centers at Swanwick in the UK
and Brest in France, as well as a data link to Guernsey.
"The project faced considerable challenges in delivering EFS for
tower, approach and zone facilities in conjunction with moving the
Jersey air traffic control center to a new facility," said Derek
Brien, NATS Manager Special Projects for Jersey Airport. "The
success of the project is testament to the dedication of the entire
project team, specifically both customer and supplier in
identifying requirements and solutions throughout the project
cycle."
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