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Update and trends on how technology's being GPS offers seamless satellite navigation
applied (Local and International) services that satisfy many of the requirements
for aviation users. Space-based position and
Intro: Background review navigation enables three-dimensional
position determination for all phases of flight
Transportation: Public & Private
from departure, en route, and arrival, to
Examples for Air Transportation
airport surface navigation.
Hot Air Balloons, Blimps, Zeppelins,
Airplanes, Helicopters, Auto gyro, GPS also serves as an essential
Gliders and Jet packs component for many other aviation systems,
such as the Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning System (EGPWS) that has proven
PHILIPPINES
successful in reducing the risk of Controlled
Basic Technologies:
Flight into Terrain, a major cause of many
Black box aircraft accidents.
Wi-Fi
Tracking and monitoring an aircraft is
Radars
not impossibly difficult as one might
imagine. The truth is that almost all large
The airline industry has adapted trends for commercial aircraft have Position Tracking
better flight services. These trends include the Systems on-board which allows it to track its
following: own location, accurately during flight,
1. Developing in-flight entertainment although this data, traditionally, can only be
received by land-based radar systems, which
myPAL Player App: Philippine Airline’s not only asks for its position but also its
New InFlight Entertainment: identification. These radar systems only have
a maximum range of 240 kilometers.
PAL has recently developed a new in- When an aircraft goes beyond the radar
flight entertainment feature app. The app had range, the aircraft can no longer be tracked
to be downloaded and passengers had to via radar. Which was the reason why most
connect to their internal Wi-Fi server in order civilian aircraft routes in the past relied on the
to watch movies and TV shows, read availability of these radar stations to travel.
magazines, and get real time updates of the
status of the flight. A ground-monitoring station can still
(Discuss features w/ pictures) track an aircraft’s position by having it
actively connect to a data satellite. The data
2. Global Positioning System satellite acts as a relay, in which the aircraft
will transmit its position to the data satellite
Aviators throughout the world use the then re-transmits this data to a tracking server
Global Positioning System (GPS) to increase that can be viewed on a computer.
the safety and efficiency of flight. With its
accurate, continuous, and global capabilities,
Mark Edison P. Rosario BSCS 1-1N Group 2 Transportation Introduction to Computing
3. Going digital with majority of the Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) at the
transactions Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP) compound in Manila on Monday
From booking a flight, paying, to afternoon.
checking-in, everything can be done The new system will help improve ASEAN
digitally. This isn’t just for the convenience connectivity, enhance aviation safety, optimize
of the passengers; it is also to regulate the Philippine airspace, reduce carbon dioxide
traffic of people inside the airport. Even the emissions, and promote greener skies, according
tickets are electronic. to CAAP.
According to the Department of
Online Booking
Transportation (DOTr), the CNS/ATM
Online Booking accepts booking of flights technology enhances safety, reliability, and
and purchasing tickets online on PAL's efficiency of air traffic service in the Philippine
domestic and international itineraries. airspace.
Selected International codeshare flights are “With the use of CNS/ATM systems, air
available through our online booking facility. travel is expected to be more definite,
Users can immediately check for fares and aircraft identification to be more established, and
flight availability without the need to register safety of security of passengers are
or login. guaranteed,” the DOTr said in a statement on
Tuesday.
Electronic Ticketing
“Apart from these, the system also brings
An e-ticket is an electronic version of the with it better air traffic flow and space
paper ticket, which is stored in the airline's management, which optimizes airport capacity
computer system. Since the airline keeps the and efficient use of airspace that will in turn
ticket, it eliminates the need for the passenger minimize delays by helping aircraft operators
to carry a paper ticket. meet their departure and arrival schedules,” it
said.
UPDATES Started on 2009 but due to delay of
construction and other challenges. It did not hit
PH to shift to new air traffic management system its target completion date in 2016
The project also involves having 10 radars
The Department of Transportation (DOTR) for managing the country’s air traffic.
and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP) inaugurated recently the New INTERNATIONAL
Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air
Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems to Emerging technologies that are reshaping the
improve air traffic efficiency and quality flying experience for the airline industry.
infrastructure in the country. Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) committed a 22-B 1. Flying cars
yen loan amount for the New CNS/ATM
Development Project. From James Bond to The Jetsons, flying
The country will soon complete the transition cars have long captured our imaginations, but
to a new air traffic management system, as now a Dutch company says they are almost ready
aviation officials held a cutover rites of the new to take to the streets, and the skies.