Air Navigation Solutions Limited (ANSL) has been awarded a contract by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) to install its SimpliFID flight information display (FID) solution at six airports in Scotland. Benbecula, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Dundee, Islay and Wick John O’Groats will all benefit from the collaboration.
Fully aligned with the new UK FID regulation, SimpliFID, which was launched earlier this year by ANSL in partnership with DataBeacon, is an affordable, low-complexity solution available to the air traffic control (ATC) and airport market.
“We are delighted to have been awarded the contract to enhance the Flight Information and ATC procedural service operations at six of HIAL’s airports with our ground-breaking SimpliFID solution,” said Henry Game, Managing Director of ANSL. He added that the ANSPs long-standing relationship with HIAL gives them a comprehensive understanding of the needs of each airport.
The HIAL project will take place in two phases over the next 18 months. The first stage will see the installation of SimpliFID at Benbecula, Kirkwall and Stornoway airports, while the second phase will see it being installed at Dundee, Islay and Wick John O’Groats. ANSL will also install Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver antennas supplied by uAvionix at each airport, as well as a range of other services including planning and management activities, testing and commissioning, training and regulatory approval support.
