TECH BRIEFS
NAV CANADA reports growth in 2000, further reductions in customer service charges
March 2001
First quarter financial results for the
period ending November 2000, show continued growth in air traffic and
the extension of the reduction in customer service charges, reports NAV
CANADA, charged with reforming the Canadian air traffic control system.
NAV CANADA is a private, non-share capital
corporation with operations across Canada, providing ATC, flight information,
weather briefings, airport advisory services, and electronic aids to navigation.
First quarter revenues jumped $7 million
to $230 million (Canadian), derived primarily from customer service charges.
Total operating expenses grew $5 to $176 million.
NAV CANADA is mandated to collect only revenues
required to cover the costs of delivering air navigation services, and
maintains a rate stabilization fund to mitigate the effect on customer
service charges from unexpected fluctuations in volume, it reports.
FlightSafety, Centra make training more accessible
Centra, a leading provider of software infrastructure
services, announ-ces it has entered into an agreement with FlightSafety
International to aid the aviation training firm in enhancing curriculum
accessibility.
Centra specializes in helping companies
standardize their delivery of e-learning systems. According to the company,
"Using Centra to deliver effective training over the Internet means
that FlightSafety is able to connect pilots with aviation experts for
training classes, regardless of their location ... from a hotel room,
at night in their home, or wherever their flight schedule lands them."
For information, contact Centra at www.centra.com.
iTRACS allows airports to monitor telecommunications
iTRACS Corporation of Tempe, AZ, introduces
iTRACS for monitoring and controlling tenant and other access to telecommunications
rooms, data centers, and wiring closets. Product allows for automatic
monitoring of port connectivity at data centers and wiring closets in
real time. Retrofits to any existing hardware using external sensors.
Contact (480) 557-8000 or www.itracs.com.
NASA’s FutureFlight Central takes on LAX incursions
FutureFlight Central, NASA’s full-scale,
three dimensional simulated airport control tower based at Moffett Field
south of San Francisco, is taking on runway incursions at Los Angeles
International Airport.
FutureFlight Central, in collaboration with
Adacel Technologies, has created a high fidelity visual model of LAX.
It will simulate a full LAX operation, focusing on two south-side runways.
The goal is to accurately simulate LAX conditions and then to review ATC
procedures and tower-to-aircraft communications.
In 1999, LAX experienced 16 runway incursions
out of 779,000 takeoffs and landings.
