EANS awards a contract to AviBit to provide the new Tower System for Tallinn Airport

November 14, 2008:

 

EANS - Estonian Air Navigation Services has awarded a contract to AviBit to provide a new Tower System for Tallinn Airport Tower.

AviBit offered the best solution for the Tower Modernisation Project

In a public tender procedure AviBit was selected to provide the tower system which is based on AviBit's A-SMGCS and Electronic Flight Strip Solutions. The following components will be part of the delivery:

  • AceMax: The AviBit A-SMGCS system consisting of Tracker, Data Fusion, HMI, Recording and Replay, Monitoring and Control, Safety Logic. The system will include all A-SMGCS Level 2 functionality.

  • The Multilateration System which will be provided by ERA.

  • The Surface movement Radar provided by TERMA.

  • DIFLIS - the AviBit Electronic Flight Strip System.

  • Fully integrated EStrips / A-SMGCS solution.

  • AFTN Terminal.

  • Supplementary Systems like Meteorological Display, Video Surveillance, Airport Lighting Control, etc.

One of the major factors for EANS to select AviBit for this project was the maturity of the AviBit products and the fact that AviBit has fully integrated A-SMGCS and Electronic Flight Strips Systems which are proven and in operational use since years.

The EANS Tower Modernisation Project

Tallinn airport has rapidly expanded, making ground traffic management more complicated. To be able to meet the increasing demand Estonian ANS launched the Tallinn Tower Modernisation project with an objective to enhance capacity at the Tallinn aerodrome, increase ground traffic safety and improve quality of the services.

Within the frame of this project it is planned to upgrade the existing Air Traffic Management System and its supporting systems, to implement an on-line data exchange between Tallinn Airport, Approach Control Unit (APP) and other cooperation partners. The project also covers an update of Tower (TWR) working positions and operating methods and the installation of a ground movement surveillance system at Tallinn aerodrome, i.e. radar and MLAT sensors including safety nets.

 

About AviBit:
AviBit is an Austrian based company focused on the design, development and integration of intelligent software solutions for Apron, Tower and Approach Control. Key products are A-SMGCS, Electronic Flight Strips and Arrival Management.

 

About EANS:
Estonian ANS is a modern, rapidly developing company operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Estonia. It is a state-owned business entity, the major function of which is to provide quality services to air traffic in accordance with international standards as well as to ensure flight safety in Tallinn Flight Information Region. EANS controls the Tallinn FIR and handles more than 150.000 flight per year.


-> Link to the ACEMAX Product Page

 

-> Link to the DIFLIS Product Page