ASSISTANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY IN HAITI: Closure of Phase 1 of the project

Last October, a contract was signed with the Haitian Ministry of Transport for the continuation of FRACS’ support to the “Office National de l’Aviation Civile en Haïti” (OFNAC) in the creation of a National Safety Oversight Authority. This World Bank-funded project, which will run until the end of March 2024, is structured around for phases […]

Get ready for a safe emergency landing with SafeNcy!

Since the end of 2019, FRACS, CGX AERO, METSAFE, UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA (UPC), ENAC and EUROCONTROL are working together to propose through SafeNcy an automated support the flight crew in the flight management and decision-making process during emergency situations with degraded aircraft capabilities. Indeed, the goal of this safe emergency generator is to provide […]

Resumption of the contract with the national office of civil aviation in Haiti

Since 2016, the National Office of Civil Aviation in Haiti (OFNAC) has undertaken to create a Supervisory Authority in accordance with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in order to be able to exercise the prerogatives and responsibilities assigned to each State in the control and supervision of aviation safety. In this […]

FRACS supports Frequentis for the deployment of ASECNA’s new AMHS system

France Aviation Civile Services has signed a contract with Frequentis Comsoft GmbH for the delivery of AMHS – Aeronautical Message handling System – operational training sessions for ASECNA, the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar. Aim is to train ASECNA trainers on the new AMHS System and to accompany them to be […]

Weather impact for ATM: a challenge rewarded!

Our activities with METSAFE and two upper area control centers from the French DSNA have been rewarded by the SESAR JU! The Weather Impact Prediction for ATM (WIPA) project launched last summer to address the provision of enhanced weather information and impact on traffic flows reached the second place for the SESAR Digital European Sky […]

CONTINUATION OF THE COLLABORATION WITH EUROCONTROL

Within the framework of one of the three joint projects between France Aviation Civile Services and Eurocontrol to contribute to the performance of air navigation, France Aviation Civile Services has been asked to provide the Brétigny Expiremental Centre with support and the skills of 7 air traffic controllers to prepare the validation of the SOL56 […]

France Aviation Civile Services and Indian Ocean Civil Aviation Safety Directorate cooperate with Comoros and Madagascar

A European Interreg V Mayotte-Comores-Madagascar program has been set up to promote and co-finance cooperation projects designed and implemented by actors located in the three cross-border territories.

A word from the Director

What is there to say about the year that has just ended? So much has happened and the aviation landscape has changed so considerably that it will take us a few more months to analyze all the consequences. Aviation has experienced the biggest crisis in its short history and COVID-19 has significantly changed the way […]

2021, Towards strengthening collaboration with EUROCONTROL

Since its creation, France Aviation Civile Services has maintained an excellent relationship with EUROCONTROL made up of joint projects, exchanges of experience and debate of ideas. 2021 thus begins with 3 joint projects contributing to the performance of air navigation. FRACS accompanies EUROCONTROL to provide the Brétigny Research Centre with air traffic controller support and […]