NEW DELHI: State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday launched the Central - Air Traffic Flow Management (C-AFTM) system which is expected to enhance fuel savings to the tune of Rs 1680 crore per year besides ensuring superior safety and reduction in operating cost of the airlines while also contributing to the green environment.
AAI in a statement said that the new C-ATFM system will cover the entire Indian airspace and major airports across the country.
Inaugurating the new Air Traffic Services Complex here on Thursday, AAI chairman Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra said, “India is on the threshold of becoming 7th country in the world to implement the air traffic flow control measures across the nation.”
This, he said will accrue benefits in terms of reduced carbon footprint, embarking on green environment concept, fuel savings and economic benefits to the air travellers.
ATFM will facilitate the display of weather information along with static information about airports, air spaces and air routes, which in turn will enhance safety.
The system will help process the demand and capacity information, provide decision-making tools to the ATFM flow managers for collaborative decision-making in consultation with airlines, military and airports operators to facilitate the regulated flow of traffic in each airport in India.
“The C-ATFM system is primarily meant to address the balancing of capacity against the demand to achieve optimum utilisation of the major resources like airport, airspace and aircraft at every Indian airport where there is a capacity constraint,” the AAI said in a statement
ATFM services rely on a number of supporting systems, processes and operational data which are already in place for efficient management of Air Traffic Flow across the country.