Wednesday 29 April 2015

World-first remote air traffic control system lands in Sweden



Small airports are often in a no-win situation. They don't have much traffic because they don't have an adequate tower system, and they don't have an adequate tower system because they don't have much traffic. That could be about to change, with the opening of theworld's first remotely operated air-traffic control system in Sweden. Thanks to the Remote Tower Services (RTS) system, the first plane landed last week at Örnsköldsvik Airport, but it was controlled from the LFV Remote Tower Centre 123 km away in Sundsvall... Continue Reading World-first remote air traffic control system lands in Sweden

Section: Aircraft

Tags: Air Traffic Control, Airports, Aviation, Remote Control, Saab,Sweden

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