Serbia and Montenegro’s SMATSA to upgrade air navigation

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a 25-million-euro loan to upgrade the air navigation control system in Serbia and Montenegro, operated by the Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Agency (SMATSA). The upgrade will enhance operational and safety standards and ensure interoperability and the optimisation of flight routes. The project aims to make air traffic management over Serbia and Montenegro more efficient. The investment will be used to develop a new software solution for air traffic management in line with the requirements set out by Eurocontrol (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) and the Digital European Sky strategy, contributing to digitalisation and automation. This initiative will enable SMATSA, which currently manages around 9% of all European flights, to keep abreast of the latest technologies, while also improving connectivity between its control centres in Belgrade, Podgorica, Tivat, Batajnica, Kraljevo and Niš. As a result, the project will help reduce operational costs, shorten flight times, minimise delays and CO2 emissions.

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  1. Anonymous13:43

    Not big news, but nice nonetheless

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  2. Anonymous15:23

    Thank you European Investment Bank and Eurocontrol!

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    1. Anonymous18:40

      It s not a gift!

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    2. Anonymous21:03

      So shall we ask the money somewhere else? What kind a statement is that?

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    3. Anonymous12:34

      Yes, maybe a commercial domestic bank instead of always borrowing from EU who in turn makes oit of you an indebted colony.

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    4. Anonymous14:32

      Borrowing from banks with far higher interest rates and far stricter repayment rules is what turns you into an indebted colony.

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  3. Anonymous21:39

    I just love how software solutions can cost 25 million Euros!! Cant wait till AI takes over with self programming so the human element is eliminated!

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    1. Anonymous09:38

      That will never be the case in aviation. Some automation yes, complete takeover - hardly.

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    2. Anonymous10:04

      That's a huge money. Is it mandatory?

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    3. Programer16:55

      You don't seriously think AI will make it cheaper?? I'm quite sure this price tag has not much to do with the programming costs.

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  4. Anonymous13:36

    Does “upgrade” mean that NDB’s finally going to history?

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