New ATM System for Fiji Airports

Adacel, along with Fiji Airports, commissioned the new Aurora Air Traffic Management (ATM) for surveillance control in Fiji’s domestic airspace. The new Aurora ATM system integrates oceanic, approach, and tower control capabilities and includes a new simulator to train air traffic controllers in an ADS-B surveillance  environment.

The new Aurora integrates procedural airspace management with the functionalities and tools needed to manage traffic in a surveillance environment. Tower controller working positions are fully integrated into  the system and provide optimized electronic flight strips for multiple users, and 4D-profile conflict detection capabilities combined with progressive surveillance-data safety nets ensure system safety.

“This modernizes our ATM system and provides air traffic controllers with the latest ATM technology including electronic flight strips, advanced flight and surveillance data processing and training capabilities,” said Fiji Airports Chairman, Geoffrey Shaw. “It is one of the world’s best ATM systems for managing procedural control in Oceanic Airspace integrated with the capabilities and tools needed to manage traffic  in the domestic environment. This approach allows for optimal fuel-efficient routing in the procedural environment with reduced separation minima for airspace efficiency and gives controllers the tools they need to provide ADS-B based surveillance in en route and approach phases of flight,” continued Shaw.

The new Aurora also delivers a complete technical refresh of the system for controllers at the Nadi ATM Centre and Nadi and Nausori Towers. With this upgrade, controllers have advanced tools and capabilities for all traffic domains including new Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for quick flight plan creation, clearance delivery and coordination as well as optimized electronic flight strips in the towers.

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