Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea - Aena.es

SOUTHERN REGION
Expansion of the equipment room in the TWR
in Malaga, The basic objectives of this plan are to fi t
out spaces, undertake necessary renovations and dismantlement,
in addition to revamping the electrical
and mechanical facilities, for the eventual installation
of the air navigation equipment associated with the
projected demands of the future layout of the airport.
2,6,3 IN-FLIGHT VERIFICATION
The most relevant actions during 2009 were:
IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATION:
Preferential use of Aena Internacional’s In-Flight Verifi -
cation Unit over other units that operated for Aena in
this capacity: the agreed-upon number of hours to carry
out with this unit for 2009 was exceeded.
Permits for authorization fl ights at new facilities
and associated procedures: The State Agency for Air
Safety (AESA) obtained the abovementioned permits
for the new unit of Aena Internacional, which will also
allow the reports generated to be presented at air
navigation forums.
Periodic Calibrations Plan
The completion of 96,68% of the fl ights planned represented
the successful accomplishment of the objectives.
2,7 CNS/ATM SYSTEMS
The main activities carried out during 2009 are described
below by areas:
2,7,1 AUTOMATION
General information
Air navigation
Functional changes in the SACTA, ÍCARO and
SCV systems
SACTA SYSTEM (Automated Air Traffi c Control
System):
Launching the 3,Z5 version of the SACTA System
(Automated Air Traffi c Control System) at the TMAroute
control centres of the AN network (ACC Canaries,
ACC Madrid, ACC Seville, ACC Barcelona,
ACC Palma, TACC Valencia, Madrid-Barajas Tower,
Barcelona Tower).
Transition to opening of the new Terminal 1 at the
Barcelona Tower, Adaptation of the SACTA System
to the operation of the tower in the environs of the
new airfi eld and launching the surface movement
radar (SMR) service.
ÍCARO System:
The strategy of evolving the Ícaro 2000 system into the
Ícaro XXI system was completed, ending the process
that has allowed migrating from network architecture
to a centralized architecture integrating all the information
and functions, This architecture allows more
control of the system from the logistical and management
standpoints, thus facilitating the integrity and
availability of the information.
The transition of Ícaro 2000 to Ícaro XXI enabled reaching
as many as 4,451 users, of whom 3,500 were users who
connected to the system through the Internet in its Icaronet
function, 430 were users who gained access to the
system through the user stations provided in ARO offi ces
of the airports and 450 were system operators.
VCS SYSTEM (Voice Communications System) IN
THE ACCs:
Updating and deployment of the 2,4,T version VCS
in the ACC of the Canary Islands and Palma de Ma-
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