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Air Navigation Services IMPORTANT EVENTS• LFV remains active in the development of a common European airspace.• New data-based communication between air traffic controllers and pilots will make air trafficcontrol safer and more efficient.• Vigorous training efforts are ensuring the future supply of air traffic controllers.LFV’s Air Navigation Services (ANS)Division is responsible for air traffic controlat all airports in Sweden and in Swedishairspace. It is also responsible for theinformation that pilots need when planningtheir flights as well as for training ofair traffic controllers. The ANS Divisionalso participates in a number of internationaldevelopment projects to moderniseand improve air traffic managementAir traffic trendsThe number of flights in Swedish airspacecontinued to increase during 2007.Overflight traffic is growing the most,while domestic traffic is decreasing. Thistrend is especially clear if we look back afew years.Especially remarkable is the sharpincrease in overflight traffic, both its relativeshare of all traffic and the absolutenumbers.gation to accept overtime service. Theagreement means higher staff expensesbut is meanwhile expected to ensure thatLFV can offer the capacity that the marketis demanding, which is very important.Training effortDuring 2007 a larger number of air trafficcontrollers than expected left LFV.Meanwhile the supply of new air trafficcontrollers was limited. To resolve this,the ANS Division has made a vigorouseffort to train new air traffic controllers.Over the next few years, the objective isto train 180 air traffic controllers. Thisplaces great demands on both the airtraffic controller academy, Entry PointNorth, and on the ANS Division’s owntraining resources. It may become necessaryto delegate training to sub-contractorsin other countries.Clear strategiesTo enable LFV to maintain its role inan international perspective and meetthe needs of its customers, the Group isworking actively and systematically todevelop the strategies of the ANS Division.Among the aims is to identify areaswhere improvements are needed so thatLFV will remain a respected and strongservice provider. A clear focus on aviationsafety and customer-adapted deliverycapacity are important elements incrafting these strategies.Smoothly functioning controlcentresThe new control centres in Stockholmand Malmö are meeting expectations ofoperationally stable and user-friendlyfacilities. Thanks to these new facilities,LFV can handle the sharp increase intraffic, which is mainly being generatedby overflight traffic in the Baltic Sea area.This would not have been possible withthe system LFV previously used.Swedish airspace movements in 2007 compared to 2003Domestic International Overflights Total2003 176,401 230,773 197,197 604,371Percentage of movements 29% 38% 33%2007 159,187 246,978 295,810 701,975Percentage of movements 23% 35% 42%Higher staff expensesThe imbalance between the supply anddemand for air traffic controllers inparticular was accentuated during thespring, when air traffic management wasplagued by recurring staff shortages andaccompanying disruptions and delays fortravellers at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.For this reason, LFV signed a newsalary agreement with the air trafficcontroller unions. In this agreement,employees pledge − among other things− to give up their right to four weeksof summer holidays if needed in orderto ensure stable operations and capacity.The agreement also includes an obli-Euro/SU9080706050403020100En route charges, 2007United KingdomBelgiumGermanyNorwayFranceDenmarkNetherlandsSwedenFinlandIrelandAverage16> LFV 2007 < LFV’s Air Navigation Services