Airways’ award-winning PBN project, which saves airlines nearly a million dollars of fuel a year and hugely reduces delays, has been featured in a top mainstream news show.
The Southern Performance Based Navigation Installation Project makes flying into the mountainous and difficult Queenstown airport safer and more efficient. It won the prestigious Jane’s ATC Award in the Operational Efficiency category.
Campbell Live is a top New Zealand prime time television news show. You can view the news item here:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Queenstown-Airport-gets-new-radar/tabid/367/articleID/294800/Default.aspx
“Travellers are noticing a big difference when they fly to Queenstown. Airways’ PBN project is meeting the challenge of delivering a much safer and far more efficient Air Traffic Management (ATM) system in extreme terrain rich airspace where no full surveillance was available,” says Airways chief executive Ed Sims.
“Our air traffic controllers benefit from a reduced workload. The training that took place in Airways’ world-leading simulator meant controllers were well-trained and prepared when PBN was launched late last year,” said Sims.
Over a million people a year fly into Queenstown, with passenger numbers increasing by 30% in the past three years. Queenstown has some of the most challenging terrain in the world – the high terrain, extreme weather and significant local tourism related traffic flows call for unique ATM solutions.
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