{"id":112982,"date":"2025-02-27T08:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/manchester-to-become-first-uk-airport-to-adopt-digital-hybrid-control-tower\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:43:14","slug":"manchester-to-become-first-uk-airport-to-adopt-digital-hybrid-control-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=112982","title":{"rendered":"Manchester to become first UK airport to adopt digital hybrid control tower"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Manchester Airport (MAN) located in the north of England, and Britain\u2019s third busiest airport in terms of passenger throughput, is to be the UK\u2019s first major international airport to adopt a \u2018hybrid\u2019 digital control tower as part of a project announced by the UK\u2019s National Air Traffic Control Service, or NATS.<\/p>\n

Working in collaboration with the digital technology company Searidge Technologies, the airport will become a pioneer in the deployment of operational grade, ultra-high definition panoramic cameras which will be used to aid air traffic controllers working in the Manchester Airport <\/a>control tower to manage and optimize the airport\u2019s entire ground operation, with the dual aims of enhancing the airport\u2019s overall capacity and improving on-time performance for both airlines and their passengers.<\/p>\n

As detailed in a NATS statement, air traffic controllers will use the live footage provided by these cameras to manage aircraft movements around the airport\u2019s Terminal 2 extension. These images will be digitally enhanced and augmented in real time with relevant radar data and overlays to add additional information to controllers.<\/p>\n