ABU DHABI: Sheikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has successfully implemented Arrival Manager System (Aman), being the first operational AMAN in the Middle East region.
This remarkable implementation is a milestone towards reducing the crowded airspace over the UAE. The new system is a part of Air Traffic Management used to arrange arrivals of aircraft into a safe, smooth and efficient air traffic flow for the arrivals to Dubai International Airport.
“The successful implementation of Aman is in pursuit of optimising the use of the UAE airspace. This reiterates UAE’s commitment to make air navigation provision environmentally friendly,” stated Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director-general of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.
“The UAE is the first in the Middle East region to introduce such a sophisticated tool,” Al Suwaidi added.
The implementation of Aman opts for optimised use of the available resources to reduce delay for arriving traffic and minimises the impact on the environment by reducing holding and low-level vectoring.
The news of implementing Aman was well received by environmentalists as such a step is expected to reduce the aircraft holding, which would in turn result in less fuel burn and consequently less CO2 emissions.
“The Aman implementation is a very good example of co-operation between GCAA, Dubai Air Navigation Services and Dubai Airport. This will definitely be a model for unconditional co-operation between the units for the well-being of the country,” commented Ahmed Al Jallaf, executive director of Air Navigation Services and chairman of the National Airspace Advisory Committee.
“We are continuously working to improve the level and quality of services provided to our customers,” he added.
The project was successfully delivered thanks to the vision and hard work of Abdulla Al Hashimi, director of Air Traffic Management, and Hamad Al Belushi, head of ANSP Research and Dataset.
Abdulla stated: “The Aman software is specifically designed to provide electronic assistance in metering and sequencing arrivals streams of traffic to particular points, such as arrival gates or runway thresholds.
“The planning and sequencing function of the Aman system also aims to enhance safety by reducing controller workload and improving the situational awareness, particularly in cases such as bad weather, runway closures and missed approaches.”
Sheikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre (SZC) is the largest and most advanced Air Traffic Management facility in the Middle East.
The Centre today handles more than 2,100 air traffic movements per day for the eight international airports in the UAE as well as the over-flying movements.
The Centre hosts nine air traffic sectors and the approach air traffic services to Al Ain International Airport.
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