Brasov-Ghimbav Airport in Romania to Install Saab Digital Air Traffic Control Tower

(11 Feb 2022)  The newly built Brasov-Ghimbav International Airport in Romania has signed a contract with Saab for a digital air traffic control tower.

The services will be operated by Romatsa, Romania's air navigation service provider.

The contract, signed between Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS) and a Romanian consortium led by UTI Construction and Facility Management, includes a Saab digital tower (r-TWR) system to be installed at the new airport in Brasov as well as a linked control room at the Romatsa air traffic control centre in Arad.

Brasov-Ghimbav Int. Airport to use digital air traffic control tower

Brasov-Ghimbav International Airport is the first newly built airport in Romania for over 20 years and will be operated using a digital tower.

“Operating Brasov-Ghimbay Airport from our centre in Arad will be an important step in our innovation journey at Romatsa,” said Florin Manta, Arad Regional Director of Romatsa. “We foresee that our air traffic controllers will be able to provide services for the airport in a safe, flexible and efficient way. In the consortium and in Saab, we have found a solid and trustworthy supplier to deploy the digital tower. We look forward to the project start and to put the airport into operation.”

Saab’s digital tower solution is a breakthrough in air traffic control. It was first introduced in Sweden and has been followed by airports in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the USA, while also being selected by the Royal Navy's air stations in the UK.

“The installation of the Saab r-TWR at the Brasov-Ghimbav airport, will make it the second newly constructed airport to use a digital tower from day one,” said  Per Ahl, CEO of Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. “This flexible digital solution with a technical platform will support our consortium partners, Brasov Airport and ROMATSA, in the establishment of the first operational digital tower in Romania.”