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REMOTE & PRACTICAL
The SESAR 2020 project PJ05 takes the expected with multiple and/or centre settings. The
concept of remotely controlling multiple SESAR 2020 project PJ05 aims to bring the con-
airports to the next maturity level cept of remotely controlling multiple airports to the
next maturity level.
Jay Menon
“Multiple remote tower operations clearly
he Single European Sky ATM Research show that it is possible for a single air traffic
(SESAR) has successfully conducted the controller to safely provide air traffic control
first multiple remote tower validation of services remotely to more than one airport,”
Tthree airports, ushering in a new phase of says Holzbauer.
cost-effective remote air traffic control tower devel-
opment. From Nov. 13 to Nov. 21, 2017, SESAR2020 The validation results showed the operational feasi-
partners--Frequentis AG, HungaroControl, DLR, bility of the concept. Integration and a harmonised
and Selex ES GmbH (Leonardo LTP)- conducted HMI have been identified to be the key elements of
a campaign to validate remote tower operations a multi-airport solution. The second phase of this
for multiple airports in Braunschweig, Germany simulation campaign is planned this year and will
in “such a realistic environment”. “At the DLR Air be conducted at the DLR premises, building upon
Traffic Validation Center in Braunschweig, a single lessons learned in 2017. After that, it is planned to
remote tower controller controlled three airports endorse this concept on a real-life validation platform
simultaneously. In a human-in-the-loop real time based on Frequentis smartVISION Solution together
simulation seven Hungarian civil and military con- with HungaroControl and Selex at HungaroControl’s
trollers managed up to 30 movements per hour premises in Budapest.
at three Hungarian airports, Budapest, Papa and
Debrecen,” informs Michael Holzbauer, Director “We plan to validate the concept this year
European Affairs of ATM at Frequentis. to provide air navigation service to three
airports simultaneously in a real-life passive
Bringing in Maturity shadow mode trial at a Hungaro Control
Single remote tower settings have already been facility at Budapest Airport,”
deployed in former projects; however, most sig- Holzbauer, informs.
nificant impacts in cost-effectiveness are to be
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