- New regional initiative aims to help ANSPs, airlines and airports improve airspace management in APAC, the world’s fastest-growing aviation market.
- Thales and Aireon are giving ANSPs and airlines free access to trial an advanced flow management tool, enabling greater collaboration across the region’s highly fragmented airspace.
The Asia-Pacific aviation market is projected to grow by up to 72% by 2030. Thales and Aireon are partnering to identify, evaluate and develop operational concepts that will help ANSPs (Air Navigation Service Providers), airlines and airports across the APAC region improve traffic flow across the. airspace. This collaboration aims to help the industry prepare for rapid traffic growth and address the increasing congestion across some of the world’s busiest and most complex airspaces.
Thales is providing free access to its cloud-based TopSky-Flow platform, an advanced solution designed to help ANSPs manage traffic flow across their airspace and airports. The tool is powered by the AireonFLOW space-based ADS-B surveillance product.
This unique trial program will allow ANSPs to safely explore “what-if” operational scenarios, engage in collaborative discussions around real-world challenges, and strengthen coordination between ANSPs and airlines to optimise regional traffic flow.
The initiative builds on Thales’ “Better Skies for Asia” program, launched in 2024 in response to the CANSO Asia Pacific ATM Modernisation white paper, which provides direction and keys to APAC ANSPs in accelerating the modernisation of Air Traffic Management systems across the region.
“Airspace congestion is one of the most significant challenges faced by the aviation industry, particularly in fast-growing regions like Asia-Pacific. With 49 separate FIRs and no established multilateral collaboration framework beyond ICAO guidelines, real-time data sharing and coordinated traffic flow management remain difficult. By giving ANSPs the opportunity to experiment with new flow-management concepts in a safe, collaborative environment, we aim to strengthen inter-ANSP cooperation and help the region prepare for sustained, long-term growth.” Youzec Kurp, Vice President, Airspace Mobility Solutions, Thales.
“AireonFLOW is the market leading ATFM data stream for ANSPs, providing valuable insight into traffic into their airspaces. Our customers are reporting 20 percent better planning precision using the Aireon data. Aireon’s gold-standard data combined with the innovative Thales platform has the potential to bring unprecedented operational efficiency to the Asia-Pacific region.” Peter Cabooter, Aireon Executive Vice President of Customer Affairs.
For more information on Thales’ ATM solutions Airspace Management | Thales Group.
Thales is present at Airspace Asia Pacific (9-11 December) taking place at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, China.
| About Thales Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion. The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. Thales has more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion. About Aireon LLC Aireon has deployed a space-based air traffic surveillance system for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft throughout the entire globe. Aireon is harnessing next-generation aviation surveillance technologies that were formerly ground-based and, for the first time ever, is extending their reach globally to significantly improve efficiency, enhance safety, reduce emissions, and provide cost savings benefits to all stakeholders. Space-based ADS-B surveillance covers oceanic, polar, and remote regions, and augments existing ground-based systems that are limited to terrestrial airspace. In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the world, like NAV CANADA, AirNav Ireland, ENAV, NATS and Naviair, as well as Iridium Communications, Aireon is providing a global, real-time, space-based air traffic surveillance system, available to all aviation stakeholders. For more information, please visit www.aireon.com. |