Belgocontrol is an autonomous public company, created on October 2nd 1998, with the mission to guarantee the safety of air navigation in the airspace for which Belgium is responsible. Its zone of activities extends from ground level (at the airports of Brussels National, Antwerp, Charleroi, Liege and Ostend) to 8,000 metres for Belgium and from 4,500 to 8,000 metres for the grand duchy of Luxembourg. The Eurocontrol centre in Maastricht is responsible for the area above 8,000 metres, and jointly manages the air traffic of the upper airspace of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the western part of Germany. Belgocontrol manages the air traffic at five public airports: permanently at Brussels National Airport, Antwerp, Charlerloi, and Ostend, and only at night during the week and 24/24h during weekends in Liege (the military is responsible for the traffic control by day during the week). (Back to top)
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European Satellite Services Provider EEIG
Avenue Louise 228
B-1050 Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 641 17 54
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.essp.be
The ESSP (European Satellite Services Provider) was founded on April 4th 2001. Its shareholders (or Members) are 6 key European Air Traffic Service Providers (ATSPs), which are also members of the EOIG and signatories to the ESA ARTES-9 programme. The very nature of EGNOS – a safety critical satellite navigation system composed of geographically disseminated elements – dictated the creation of a centralised coordination company. The ESSP was set-up as a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) and is based in Brussels, Belgium. (Back to top)
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EUROCONTROL's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (UAC)
Horsterweg 11
6199 AC Maastricht-Airport
Tél. : +31 43 366 1352
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.eurocontrol.int/dgs/activities/maastricht/
EUROCONTROL's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (UAC) ensures the safe, efficient and expeditious flow of civil aircraft in the upper airspace (above 24,500 feet, or roughly 7.5 km) of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the North-West of Germany. In operation since 1972, this avant-garde four-State regional cooperation project is the first example of functional airspace consolidation, taking due account of operational requirements and major traffic flows. It represents a major political commitment on the part of the States it serves. (Back to top)
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National Air Traffic Services Ltd (NATS)
Fifth Floor
Brettenham House South
Lancaster Place
London WC2E 7EN
Tel: 020 7309 8666
Website: http://www.nats.co.uk/
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) provides air traffic control services to aircraft flying in UK airspace, and over the eastern part of the North Atlantic. Safety is NATS’ first and foremost priority but it also aims to provide its service in an efficient and expeditious way. This year NATS will handle more than two million flights carrying over 180 million passengers. (Back to top)
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SKYGUIDE
Switzerland's Air Navigation Services Provider
Route de Pré-Bois 15-17
P.O. Box 796
CH-1215 Geneva 15
Tel. +41 (0)22 417 41 11
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.skyguide.ch/
Skyguide is responsible for providing both civil and military air navigation services in Switzerland and for adjacent airspace in neighbouring countries which has been assigned to its control. Skyguide provides these services for some 3 000 aircraft every day, ensuring maximum safety and optimum traffic flows as cost-effectively as possible. Skyguide is mandated by the Swiss Confederation to perform its air navigation services with all their many challenges and tasks. As an acknowledged specialist in air traffic management, the company offers its services and skills throughout the European continent. Skyguide employs some 1400 personnel at 11 different locations. (Back to top)
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NAV CANADA
P.O. Box 3411 Station 'D'
Ottawa, ON K1P 5L6
Tel.: 001-613-563-5588
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.navcanada.ca/
NAV CANADA is the non-share capital, private corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation service (ANS). NAV CANADA co-ordinates the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in Canadian domestic airspace and international airspace assigned to Canadian control. Through its coast-to-coast operations, NAV CANADA provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, aeronautical information, airport advisory services, and electronic aids to navigation. (Back to top)
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Civil Aviation Administration Finland
P.O. Box 50, 01531 Vantaa, Finland
Visiting addresses: Lentäjäntie 3, Vantaa
Ilmailutie 9, Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 82771
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ilmailulaitos.fi/home
The CAA Finland maintains Finland’s network of airports and the air navigation system. The Administration:
- Provides and develop safe, competitive airport and air navigation services as well as their supporting commercial operations, to an internationally high standard.
- Our customers are suppliers to the air travel industry and air passengers.
- We are responsible for the country’s air safety operations
- We are responsible for the air transport policy in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- We are the official Finnish aviation authority.
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We are a commercial enterprise financed by our users, and we determine our operations, financing and investments independently. The Council of State sets the general operational and profit targets for the Civil Aviation Administration. (Back to top)
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Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)
Unternehmenszentrale
Am DFS-Campus 10
D-63225 Langen
Germany
Phone: +49-6103-707-0
Website: www.dfs.de/dfs/internet/deutsch/deutsch/index.html
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5370 employees. DFS is entrusted with the safe, orderly and expeditious handling of air traffic, which includes the development and provision of air navigation services in Germany. Air traffic controllers handle several thousand aircraft movements a day, and more than 2.7 million movements every year. To this end, DFS operates one of the largest European air traffic control centres in Langen, near Frankfurt, as well as four other radar control centres in Berlin, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS controllers and other specialist staff work at the 17 international airports in Germany, the regional airports Niederrhein and Altenburg-Nobitz and at the EUROCONTROL Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Apart from performing day-to-day tasks, the air navigation services also develop air traffic management systems, surveillance systems as well as navigation aids. The company collects flight-related data and uses it for providing its products and services, such as aeronautical mapsand charts and its pre-flight information service. In its Academy, the company trains a large number of air traffic controllers every year. In the light of the further consolidation of Europe, DFS is committed to pursuing future-oriented European projects, such as developing a satellite system and a common European database containing flight data. (Back to top)
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Muir Matheson Ltd
Aberlan House
Woodburn Road, Blackburn Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB21 0RX
Tel:01224 791 222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.muir-matheson.com
Muir Matheson is an engineering company which specialises in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of weather monitoring equipment, onshore and offshore world-wide. Its systems are suited to marine, aviation and meteorological users. They are designed to customer specifications and are built to comply with offshore industry and aviation standards. (Back to top)
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Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC)
7 avenue E Belin
BP 4005
France
Tel:00 33 5 6225 9518
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/
En France, l’activité aéronautique relève d’une administration unique, la DGAC, placée sous l’autorité du ministre chargé des Transports. La DGAC collabore en outre avec un certain nombre d’organismes consultatifs, parmi lesquels le Conseil supérieur de l’infrastructure et de la navigation aérienne, le Conseil supérieur de l’aviation marchande et le Conseil supérieur de la météorologie. Rattaché au ministre, le bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) apporte à la DGAC un concours déterminant en matière de sécurité. (Back to top)
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Airways New Zealand is responsible for managing all domestic and international air traffic in two Flight Information Regions that collectively make up one of the largest areas of airspace in the world-34 million square kilometres. (Back to top)
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ROMATSA
10, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd.,
CP-OP 18-90, Cod 013813, Sector 1,
Bucuresti, ROMANIA
Tel: +40 21 2083100
Website: http://www.romatsa.ro
Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration -ROMATSA - is performing the air traffic services provided to the civil aircraft overflying the Romanian airspace. ROMATSA applies the regulations of the EUROCONTROL. ROMATSA task is to create a safe operational environment for the air traffic in the Romanian airspace, on the background of the dynamical development of the civil aviation industry and of the permanent changes occurring in the international transport. (Back to top)
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NAVIAIR
Naviair Allé 1
DK-2770 Kastrup
Denmark
Tel : +45 3247 8000
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.naviair.dk
NAVIAIR is an air navigation service provider Included in the air navigation services are area control service in Copenhagen FIR as well as approach and tower control service at the Copenhagen Airports of Kastrup and Roskilde, and at the airports of Billund, Aalborg, Aarhus, Bornholm and Esbjerg. (Back to top)
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Swedish Civil Aviation Authority
Postal address: 601 73 Norrköping
Visiting addresses:
Vikboplan 7, Norrköping
Bergskällav. 32, Sollentuna
Tel. +46 (0) 11-415 21 00
E-mail : [email protected]
Website: www.luftfartsstyrelsen.se
The Swedish Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for regulations and inspections within Swedish civil aviation and shall supervise, analyse and evaluate the development of the civil aviation sector as well as provide expertise in issues including physical planning, the environment, emergency planning and contingency planning. From the 1st of March, the SCAA also is responsible for the Search and Rescue Services. (Back to top)
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Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)
Aviation House
Hawkins Street
Dublin 2
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.iaa.ie
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is responsible for the provision of air traffic management services in Irish- controlled airspace and the safety regulation of the Irish civil aviation industry. (Back to top)
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ANS of the Czech Republic
Tel: +420 220 372 093
E-mail : [email protected]
Website : http://www.ans.cz
ANS CR is providing air navigation services in the airspace of the Czech Republic and at aerodromes in Praha-Ruzyne, Brno-Turany, Ostrava-Mošnov, Karlovy Vary, and also fulfil the following tasks:
• air traffic flow control
• organisation and control of airspace utilisation
• providing search and rescue services
• providing aeronautical information services
• guaranteeing operation and maintenance of the infrastructure necessary for providing services. (Back to top)
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Nigerian Airspace Mmanagement Agency (NAMA)
Murtala Mohammed Airport
P.M.B. 21085, Ikeja, Lagos
Tel: 01-4933416, 4931310
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.nama-nig.com
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) develops the Nigerian Airspace to a level consistent with the requirements of the ICAO Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPS). The Agency therefore is saddled with the provision of Air Traffic Management to ensure a safe, efficient, expeditious and economic flight operations. In compliance with this mandate, the NAMA has set a vision on making the Nigerian Airspace rank among the safest airspaces in the Africa-Indian Ocean Region and indeed, the world over. (Back to top)
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Airservices Australia
Alan Woods Building
25 Constitution Avenue
Canberra ACT 2601
Postal address:
GPO Box 367
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel.: +61 2 6268 4111
Website : http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/
Airservices Australia is a government-owned corporation providing safe and environmentally sound air traffic control management and related airside services to the aviation industry. The Australian Flight Information region covers 11 percent of the earth’s surface of not only Australian airspace but also international airspace over the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Airservices also manages upper-level airspace (above 30,000 ft) under contract to the neighbouring Pacific Island Flight Information Regions of the Solomon Islands and Nauru and lower–level airspace in the Pacific Ocean region at six airports for the United States Federal Aviation Administration. (Back to top)
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Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Republic of Slovenia
Kotnikova 19a, 1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 473 46 00
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.caa-rs.si
The key purpose of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Republic of Slovenia is to maintain a safe environment for air traffic in the dynamic industry of civil aviation and ever changing conditions of European air transport. The CAA is an administrative body within the Ministry of Transport. It carries out a range of regulatory functions and services relating to safety and technical aspects of civil aviation. (Back to top)
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