February 12, 2019 - Flight Control of Serbia and Montenegro SMATSA Belgrade and European Satellite Service Providers (ESSP) have signed two EGNOS work contracts, which is the first step towards the implementation of access procedures based on the EGNOS service at airports in the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro.
"The signing of these agreements confirmed the compliance of SMATSA with the requirements of the Single European Sky (SES) initiative and the solution to the fulfilment of the strategic goals for the development of the future European air traffic system," said SMATSA, which provides control and sight sailing over Serbia and Montenegro.
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is a European satellite system consisting of three geostationary satellites and a network of reference earth stations and centres, whose primary purpose is to improve the performance of global satellite navigation systems such as GPS and Galileo in the future. It is of crucial importance for the application of modern ways of aircraft navigation in the instrumental approach to landing, using the so-called PBN methods, for which experts have opted for as the most visible and fastest way to introduce the so-called Night start at Tivat airport.
The EGNOS service, as clarified by SMATSA, enables the definition of so-called. The Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) has a minimum of 200 stops (~ 60 meters), which corresponds to the minimum for ILS CAT I operations at airports, but without the need to install additional ground equipment. It is the cost of the nanny and the material, maintenance and use of the navigation system. - explains SMATSA.
"The signed agreements have established operational and legal frameworks for the use of the EGNOS service for the needs of air traffic users at airports in the area of competence of SMATSA. These agreements are implemented within the framework of the project activities - the EU Space Program, "said SMATSA, adding that in Serbia and Montenegro's Flight Controls, they have already started activities" that represent the next step in the process of fabrication and implementation of instrumental flying on EGNOS service, whose results are expected by the end of the current year. "
