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FINTRAFFIC AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES LTD Annual Report 2020 YEAR 2020 SERVICES AND UNITS GOVERNANCE SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Fintraffic Air Navigation Services Ltd Contents Fintraffic ANS provides safe, accurate and competitive air navigation services Year 2020 in Finland, the most environmentally friendly airspace in the world. The aim is CEO’s review 3 for air traffic to support Finland’s success in a comprehensive way. Events in 2020 5 Year 2020 in numbers 6 We are responsible for managing Finland’s airspace and providing en-route and Strategy 2020 7 air navigation services at 22 airports in Finland. International co-operation 9 We do not only ensure that captains receive their landing permits safely but Services and units we are also responsible for the necessary infrastructure, system design and Finland’s Air Traffic Control Centre, system maintenance in accordance with international standards. Technical air Helsinki Air Traffic Control navigation also encompasses the maintenance of radar, navigation equipment and the network’s ATS services 10 and radio equipment in the airport environment. Technical air navigation 12 Avia College 13 In addition, we are in charge of special tasks relating to air rescue coordination and territorial surveillance and training and consulting services. Governance Board of Directors 14 Fintraffic Air Navigation Services Finland Ltd, (Fintraffic ANS) is part of the Strategic management 17 Traffic Management Company Fintraffic Ltd. Organisation 20 Safety and responsibility 21 Board of Directors’ report 2020 and Financial statements 24 FINTRAFFIC AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES LTD / ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2 YEAR 2020 SERVICES AND UNITS GOVERNANCE SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CEO’s review Our year was strongly coloured by the In 2020, our area control centre provided ser- coronavirus pandemic and its impact vices for about 110,450 flights, of which 24,649 on air traffic. Airports fell silent and were overflights of Finnish airspace. Helsinki Airport had 75,512 operations last year, with an the majority of flights were cancelled. average of 207 per day. In the spring, there were no less than In spite of the pandemic, we achieved our 80–90 per cent fewer flights than in the punctuality targets for 2020. We operated com- corresponding period of the previous pletely without delays, and not a single flight failed to depart for a reason relating to air navi- year, and 12 airports had no traffic at all. gation. Our safety targets were also met. It was only in our financial targets that we fell short, as a result of the collapse in air traffic volumes, which led to significant adjustment measures and a reduction in investments. We have implemented a large number of measures to optimise air traffic. According to a study conducted by Eurocontrol, the efficiency of our flight routes ranks amongst the highest in Europe. Route planning, continuous descent approaches and close international cooperation are ways of reducing emissions. We progressed with our spearhead projects as planned during the year. One of these projects is FINEST, which we are implementing in collab- oration with Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS). The project seeks to provide airspace FINTRAFFIC AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES LTD / ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 YEAR 2020 SERVICES AND UNITS GOVERNANCE SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS users with a safe, dynamic, competitive and One of our most important projects is to authorities. This work continued as normal. sents service providers, and it plays an important cost-effective cross-border air navigation service. increase the sale of air navigation, training and The sharp fall in air traffic resulting from role in discussions with the EU Commission Operating air traffic in a single airspace with- consulting services outside Finland. Interna- the coronavirus pandemic and its financial con- on proposals related to air navigation. With this out national borders enables airlines to make tional demand for Finnish air navigation exper- sequences naturally dominated international appointment, I am happy to be able to influence more efficient – and therefore more environmen- tise is growing well. In the spring, for example, debate as well. European States decided to post- the developments in the sector in Europe. tally friendly – route choices. We continued to we won an international tender to train Luxem- pone the collection of navigation charges for introduce the operating model and are aiming to bourg air traffic controllers in 2020–2021. By about six months. As a result, we delayed the finish the project in 2022. being competitive in international markets, we collection of several million euros in receivables Raine Luojus Multi-ROT, the remote control concept that ensure that our expertise is world-class – and as from airlines. Although this helped the airlines we are planning with Finavia, progressed in our vision states, we want to provide the world’s to survive a difficult situation, it affected our early 2021 with the signing of a Memorandum best airspace management, air navigation ser- company’s cash position. of Understanding with Finavia. Introducing vices and traffic data. In June, I took over as a chair of EC3 in the air traffic control services which could be flexi- As a result of the pandemic, our office staff Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation and I bly provided from a single workstation to one or began working remotely in the spring. Both Fin- am also member of the CANSO Executive Com- more airports. nair (our main airline customer) and other air- mittee. CANSO is an interest group that repre- The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles lines cancelled a significant number of their (that is, drones) in the air transport market has flights, which led to a major reduction in work. increased the need for new kinds of traffic man- We were forced to engage in several codetermi- agement services. In cooperation with Traficom, nation negotiations during the year in order to we have been preparing a SkyNavX portal for adjust our operations. We engaged in active dia- drone operators, where both amateurs and pro- logue with our personnel on how we could best fessionals will register. From the beginning of cope with the challenging changes in our operat- As our vision states, 2021, it will be compulsory for drone operators to ing environment with minimal damage. Every- register, familiarise themselves with the learn- one performed well in spite of the crisis. We were we want to provide the ing materials and pass an online flying test. The forced to implement difficult measures and make world’s best airspace system also supports the digitalisation of gen- some tough decisions concerning personnel. eral aviation and forms part of the air navigation Redundancies were, however, avoided as all of the management, air navigation service. This service will be further developed adjustments were carried out as lay-offs. In spite services and traffic data.” during the spring, and a situational picture for air of the reduction in air traffic, there was still work traffic will be added to meet the needs of all avia- for air navigation personnel in the form of report- tion operators. ing obligations, projects and cooperation with the FINTRAFFIC AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES LTD / ANNUAL REPORT 2020 4 YEAR 2020 SERVICES AND UNITS GOVERNANCE SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Development Helsinki Airport Marketing and customer relations Technical air navigation and international affairs and network airports • EU Regulation 2017/373 entered into • The publishing (AIP, SUP, AIC) and map • As a result of the pandemic, air traffic reduced • We created a registration portal for drone • 24/7 Technical Supervisor operations force at the beginning of the year, with production worked perfectly in a remote significantly in almost all airports and several operators in cooperation with Traficom. were launched. the requirement to implement new manner, which was highly suggested airports were temporarily closed down. Staff Since the beginning of 2021, registering • Helsinki Airport and Jyväskylä Airport regulatory requirements regarding, for because of the pandemic. During the year, were laid off. as a drone operator has been mandatory updated their ILS on schedule. example, ATSEP qualifications, safety the FAIMS system project was taken for- • The pandemic only had a minor effect on air- for both professional and amateur drone • Updates to the MSSR (Monopulse and change management, and air traf- ward alongside normal operations. ports where Finnish Defence Forces have flight pilots. Pilots can register in the online ser- Secondary Surveillance Radar) system fic controllers’ HF requirements. • In accordance with Traficom’s request training operations. vices of Fintraffic and Traficom. of Jyväskylä Airport and the PSR (Pri- • The FINEST cooperation programme and the ASM Operations Manual, an • We participated in the preparation of two mary Surveillance Radar) system at between Fintraffic ANS and EANS annual airspace change process was pre- Avia College drone projects: GOF2.0 and DroLo. Both Helsinki Airport. was promoted in all sectors of the com- pared and implemented. of these projects aim to find out how to • Updating the EFS (Electronic Flight pany. The goal is to launch a dynamic • A PBN transition plan in accordance with • The Avia College air traffic controller training ensure the safe and smooth operation of Strip) system of the aerodrome control cross-border air navigation service over European Commission Implementing attracted 1,718 applicants in the application manned and unmanned aircraft in the services at Helsinki Airport. the course of 2022. Regulation (EU) 2018/1048 was prepared. period that ended in January 2020. The training same airspace. • Validations of several satellite-based • Regulatory air navigation development • The flight obstruction process in accord- started in September 2020. • We were setting up the MikroWeather Ser- SBAS LPV approach procedures in programmes were implemented, and ance with the Aviation Act was conducted.