Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan cementing aviation cooperation PHOTO

The delegation of Uzbekistan's Uzaeronavigatsia Centre, led by director Donyer Jumayev, reviewed Azerbaijan’s Azeraeronavigation (AZANS).

The purpose of the visit was to cement relations between Azerbaijan and the Central Asian countries in civil aviation, as well as to exchange experience and establish close cooperation for the development of the sector, Caliber.Az says.

Strengthening of relationships between countries in the harmonization and improvement of air navigation systems is of key importance for ensuring the safety of flights along the Middle Corridor, as well as for increasing cargo and passenger traffic from Asia to Europe.

The prospects for improving the airway network, the development of further cooperation between countries and the prospects for rendering advisory support from AZANS were discussed. The guests reviewed various systems created to ensure flight safety. Among them was a satellite-based automatic dependent surveillance system that helps control flights.

The automated system for managing aeronautical information, the main centre of the Unified Air Traffic Control System and the technical equipment of the integrated simulator were also demonstrated.

During the visit, the guests also visited the National Aviation Academy to discuss the issues of training specialists in the Unified Air Traffic Control System of the Uzaeronavigatsia Centre.

Azeraeronavigation ensures flight safety in Azerbaijan’s airspace. Every day, AZANS serves more than 700 aircraft flights, of which 500 planes make transit flights over the country. More than 170,000 transit flights are made over Azerbaijan annually.

Uzaeronavigatsia has been a provider of air navigation services on air routes, local air lines and civil aviation airfields since 1991. It also manages aviation operations in Uzbekistan and the territories assigned for management in accordance with the international treaties of Uzbekistan.