Indra has worked in collaboration with NATS to successfully complete the complex project of integrating the Prestwick centre with iTEC flight data processor and controller working position system.
Indra International ATM Programmes director Gonzalo Gavin said: “Indra is very proud to have been awarded NATS’ Supplier of the Year, signifying a key milestone of our collaborative partnership.
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“To deliver this challenging project our joint teams created a highly collaborative project culture and mutual trust that enabled the achievement of iTEC into full operational service on time and on budget.”
In operation since June 2016, the iTEC system demonstrates the first introduction of new technology into air traffic control (ATC) operations for the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme.
NATS HR and corporate services director Julie Elder said: “The Prestwick Upper Airspace project is the first major step in our deploying SESAR programme and Indra worked with NATS to deliver the new iTEC flight data processor and controller working position within the constraints of what was a challenging project.”
The iTEC flight data processor and controller working position system is designed to perform trajectory-based operations and offer automated conflict detection in order to enhance safety.
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By GlobalDataIt will also facilitate the future introduction of Free Route Airspace above 28,000ft, thereby reducing aircraft fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
The Free Route Airspace above 28,000ft will provide aircraft pilots with greater flexibility to travel through the best and most direct routes, instead of flying on the existing network of rigid waypoints and airways.
