Newsletter - First Quarter 2024

We are excited to spotlight a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to fostering digital transformation within the aeronautical industry. From January 29th to February 1st, 2024, CGX AERO, in collaboration with AirNav Indonesia and the AIRNAV Training Center, hosted the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Digital Aeronautical Transformation in Tangerang, Indonesia.  This pivotal event convened industry experts, stakeholders, and over 100 attendees from across the globe to discuss advancements in aeronautical information management.

The  four-day workshop featured a series of comprehensive sessions focused on key topics such as Aeronautical Data Survey Digitalization, Digital Aeronautical Data Processing, and Terrain and Obstacle Data alongside AMDB.  The workshop featured contributions from leading industrial partners including Airbus DS, DELV Aerospace, Thales, ATR, and France Aviation Civile Services (FRACS), marking a significant stride towards digital transformation in aviation.

This workshop represents just one of the many steps CGX AERO and its partners are taking towards realizing a more connected and digital future for aviation. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with stakeholders across the globe to advance the frontiers of aeronautical information management.

AIP-GIS Charting has begun its migration to ArcGIS Pro!

Connected to the Data4Flight® server through the charting portal, the new version of the CGX charting system will offer a fresh experience to cartographers and geomaticians eager to enhance the automation of their aeronautical cartographic production. 

All current functionalities remain available and are enhanced with improved ergonomics and accessibility thanks to the power of ArcGIS Pro. The charting catalog and data management remain centralized.

AIP-GIS Charting® now incorporates server-side features such as the creation of eCharts. These eCharts include a local database, an ArcGIS Pro project, charting metadata, symbology, and all the tools that allow cartographers to work disconnected.

The team is working tirelessly to provide an easy, robust, and comprehensive software.

Stay tuned to discover all the features of our software upon its launch this autumn!

As part of its strategic plans, ASECNA has initiated a project aimed at outlining the requirements of ICAO regarding the availability of electronic terrain and obstacle data (eTOD), aerodrome mapping data (AMDB), and layout plans. Additionnaly, the project aims to present the needs for airspaces and aerodromes managed by ASECNA for community activities.

ASECNA has commissioned CGX AERO to carry out this pilot project at Blaise Diagne Airport (GOBD). The overall objective is to enhance the provision of air navigation services to users, in line with current standards and practices, by ensuring the availability of eTOD and AMDB data for both external users and ASECNA's technical services. These provisions have been in effect since November 12, 2015, and are described in Chapter 5.3.3 of ICAO Annex 15. This objective is structured around three main pillars :

1. Support for regulatory understanding/ expertise transfer

2. Provision and validation of data

3. Provision and installation of associated software system

The project kickoff meeting took place in September 2023, and the factory acceptance test of the software system was successfully conducted at CGX AERO's premises in December 2023, in the presence of ASECNA.

The stages of data collection and validation for obstacles and terrain have just been completed, preceding those related to training and on-site acceptance testing in Dakar, which will conclude the project by mid-May 2024.

CGX AERO is excited to share the new achievement of its collaboration with BHANSA.

After Mostar and its challenging environment, Tuzal airport have been updated with brand new Instrument Flight Procedures.

This time a less challenging environment and full PBN SIDs / STARs / Approaches have been delivered and are awaiting flight validation activities.

Thanks to the favourable conditions, the three (3) IR-PBN requested minima with LPV, LNAV-VNAV and LNAV.

The major highlight for this project is the significant improvement introduced by RNP approaches on runway 27.Compared to the currently published VOR RWY27, RNP RWY27 will introduce optimized minima with 300ft improvement for the non-precision guidance (LNAV vs VOR) and close to 500ft improvement with the vertical guidance (LPV vs VOR;). Another evidence of the EGNOS benefits in Europe !

Further in Eastern Europe, CGX AERO also finalized an important milestone for the project with ROMATSA.

Started in 2019 and suffering from the COVID19 pandemic, we are proud to see our work eventually published in the AIP.

Among the 13 airports contracted, 3 airports are already in publication and one additional is in the pipe, the PBN transition is now well established in Romania with the provision of the three (3) IR-PBN requested minima again (LPV, LNAV-VNAV, LNAV).

During the project, CGX AERO not only focused on the PBN implementation but provides also ROMATSA with a complete review of the conventional trajectories.

With this recent achievement on Constanta, Suceava, Craiova & Iasi airport), a total of 45 SIDS, 6 STARs and 20 approaches of all type (NDB, VOR, ILS, RNP) have been turned to operations.

We are proud to have been partner of Hack'célération 3.0, a revolutionary event organized by FlyImpulse, the entrepreneurial group of students from ENAC. This year's edition was a resounding success, bringing together 96 talented students from various disciplines to tackle the crucial challenge of sustainable aviation.

During these intense two days, these young innovative minds worked tirelessly to propose groundbreaking solutions aimed at reducing emissions from the aviation sector by 2035. We witnessed their creativity and commitment to a greener and more sustainable future for aviation.

We are also honored to announce that Marc Chiesa, President of CGX AERO, was a member of the jury at this event. His expertise and experience contributed to selecting the most promising projects that will shape the future of our industry.

Congratulations to all participating teams for their exceptional efforts and innovative ideas. Together, we continue to pave the way towards a more environmentally friendly aviation industry.