For ANS CR, s. e. the future system support of ATS services has already its specific name. Together with Austro Control and Slovenia Control we call our system future One System (OS).

Memorandum of Understanding

In August 2004 Managing Directors of ANS CR, s. e, Austro Control and Slovenia Control signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), where they expressed their interest in building a joint system to be put into operation in 2012. The above-mentioned MOU defined basic parameters of the new project and principles of its realisation. Functional Airspace Block (FAB) implementation, Bottom-Up Approach (the procedure of defining system and functional blocks not by EU administration but by providers of air navigation services), voluntary participation in the project, custom oriented approach, Common Operational Concept Document (Common OCD), and security and price efficiency are just a few principles defined in the Memorandum, which will unify our further procedures with other signatories.

However, signature of the Memorandum was preceded by the definition of functionalities and benefits of One System. Negotiations prior to its signature were constructive and it was quite obvious that the parties wanted to agree and to establish the basis of their common future solution. The result is the definition of OS as the system for ACC and APP with interface for TWR and with the use of ARTAS and eFDP. Joint technical supervision, common development environment, testing, validation and joint service are further steps accompanying the decision on OS implementation and bringing other advantages for its users.

Cooperation with Foreign Experts

Common OCD finalised in December 2004 is one of the documents conditioning the signature of a binding contract. Despite continuing installations of systems to IATCC in 2005 our employees shall cooperate with experts from Austria and Slovenia upon further steps of OS realisation. By signature of the binding contract works shall be launched upon the creation of the project organisational structure and its legal form. This will be followed by detailed system specification, security evaluation and a detailed transitional plan. Monitoring tools will be used to secure economic efficiency of the project. 

It is quite obvious that OS will enter our company’s course of events and soon become one of crucial projects of the future. From the viewpoint of system development there is no much time left till the year 2012, and OS shall be demanding and laborious similarly to the previous projects. However, it is the project, which brings along new elements of integration and new perspective on the system and its sharing, but mainly the project which opens the future for our organisation within the SES.

Petr Fajtl, Director of DPRL (Planning and Development Division)