- March 5, 2021
- drone, drones, Innovation, RPAS
- Innovation
Innovation
Drone flights in Canada soar in spite of COVID-19
Despite the majority of the aviation industry continuing to feel the impacts of COVID-19, a growing number of drone pilots and operators are taking to the skies in Canada.
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Digital facilities: NAV CANADA and Searidge gear up to test video technology for air traffic services
Rapid improvements in the precision and reliability of camera technology have made it possible for flight service specialists and air traffic controllers to use video technology to enhance their operations.
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October 5, 2020
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Aerodrome Advisory Service, Digital facility, Searidge, Transport Canada
Innovation
Getting smart about turbulence: Revising separation criteria at Canada’s major airports
As global air travel continues to grow, the demand for airport capacity increases with it. In anticipation of this future growth, NAV CANADA is leading several initiatives that will increase the number of airplanes that can land and depart each hour. We’re updating the separation standards between aircraft to optimize runway use at capacity constrained airports.
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January 30, 2020
Innovation
Space-based ADS-B Surveillance Improves Trips Over the North Atlantic
The deployment of space-based ADS-B is a game-changer within the aviation industry. The ability to discern the position, speed and altitude of every ADS-B equipped aircraft, in real time, is a transformational change to how controllers have historically managed air traffic.
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December 30, 2019
Innovation
Switching to TRUE: Pulling away from magnetic north
NAV CANADA is leading industry efforts to move away from magnetic north to true north, improving safety and saving millions of dollars annually for the aviation industry. As Anthony MacKay, Assistant Vice President, ATS Service Delivery, NAV CANADA, explains, issues with magnetic variation persist largely because “that’s the way we have always done it”. In this guest blog by CANSO, we get more insight into NAV CANADA’s “attraction” to true north.
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September 19, 2019