IAA installs electronic flight strips at Dublin Airport ATC tower

TIN news:  The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has launched a new electronic flight strips (E-STRIPs) system at the air traffic control (ATC) tower at Dublin Airport in Ireland.

Delivered by aerospace and defence company Saab, the new technology is an advanced electronic flight progress strip system designed for replacing paper strips in a control tower and approach environments.

E-STRIPs will enable the IAA and Dublin ATC to manage airborne and surface air traffic in an enhanced and efficient manner with improved safety features.

The Saab system involves several other benefits, such as automation of aircraft flight strip processing, integration of a recording and playback function for flight strip interaction, and the introduction of Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) at Dublin Airport.

In addition, E-STRIPs helps to enhance the efficiency and safety of tower operations by programming strict business rules and additional safety nets.

IAA Air Traffic Management (ATM) Operations and Strategy director Peter Kearney said: “The IAA continuously introduces innovative ATM solutions which provide enhanced services to our customers and increases safety and productivity in our business.

“The E-STRIPs system features automated safety nets strengthening the safety of airport surface operations. The system also reduces controller workload as controller inputs are minimised through one-click actions.”

Dublin Airport expects to handle more than 30 million passengers this year.

The IAA continues to invest in upgrades to meet this anticipated traffic growth ahead of the expected delivery of a parallel runway by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in 2021.