SINGAPORE—As aircraft movements continue to grow rapidly across the Asia-Pacific region, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) are increasingly looking to interoperability and regional coordination solutions, while also seeking to expand capacity in a sustainable manner.
“ANSPs across Asia Pacific are seeking capabilities to safely manage rapid traffic growth while improving efficiency, resilience and sustainability,” says Hervé Dammann, Thales' executive vice president for Land and Air Systems, in an interview at the Singapore Airshow.
“This includes enhanced situational awareness, more accurate traffic prediction and decision-support tools that reduce delays and improve predictability, particularly in high-density or weather-affected airspace,” he says.
Given the region’s fragmented airspace structure, Thales observes growing interest among ANSPs in seamless data sharing across flight information regions.
Guided by priorities outlined in the 2023 CANSO ATM Modernization White Paper, the company is focusing on interoperability, information sharing and long-term collaboration to help bridge these gaps while preserving national sovereignty over air traffic management (ATM) systems.
Central to this effort is Thales’ push for harmonized procedures and open data standards to improve scalability and interoperability between systems. Over the longer term, the company is leveraging innovation platforms such as its global SkyLab network to promote regional cooperation and knowledge sharing, supporting deeper ATM integration across Asia Pacific.
There is also a measured but growing appetite for digital control towers, driven by capacity pressures and the need for more flexible and scalable airport operations.
“In many markets, digital towers are viewed as a complement to broader ATM modernization rather than a replacement for traditional towers, allowing authorities to introduce new capabilities while maintaining established operational models,” Dammann says.
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