skeyes, Belgium's air
traffic control organisation, has signed a long-term framework
agreement with Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS).
The
deal, which has a fixed part and a conditional part for a total
value of just over 48 million Euros, calls for the phased
introduction of Saabs Digital Towers at up to six airports and three centres
in Belgium.
The first phase will cover the airports of
Liege and Charleroi and a centre in Namur. Delivery to skeyes will
start in 2022, with initial operations to be started in 2024.
We
are proud to be trusted by skeyes to deliver SDATSs Digital
Towers and centres for their future air traffic control
infrastructure, said Per Ahl,
CEO of Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. This agreement will include larger, more complex
airports combined with a countrywide implementation. With our
Digital Towers, Belgiums airports and skeyes will possess new,
world-class capabilities. We see skeyes as a long-term partner to
further enhance our solution in the coming decade.
SDATSs digital air traffic control
solution was
introduced in Sweden in 2015. Since then, digital systems have
been installed at at Cranfield Airport, London City Airport, and
Stockholm. A digital tower will be installed at Schiphol in 2022.
Innovation is
key at skeyes. We continually invest in improved working methods
and state of art technology to maintain our high standards in air
navigation services and keep air traffic at Belgian airports and
in the Belgian airspace safe. This way we prepare our future role
in a changing and competitive international environment, said
Johan Decuyper, CEO skeyes. Single
European Sky, unmanned air traffic and liberalisation of air
navigation services are but a few challenges that lie ahead. Also
in our sector, technology is one of the important drivers for
change. Digital towers is a major development in air traffic
navigation which skeyes fully embraces. In SDATS we have found a
solid partner to deploy our digital tower project, starting at
Namur for the airports of Liege and Charleroi.
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