Azerbaijan Airlines Signs Agreement to Hold World Summit CANSO-2020 in Baku

A delegation of the senior management of the International Organization of Providers of Air Navigation Support in Civil Aviation (CANSO - Civil Air Navigation Services Organization), headed by CEO Jeff Poole, were in Baku on a working visit at the end of September.

The guests visited the civil aviation facilities of Azerbaijan, including the Air Navigation Directorate of Azerbaijan Air Navigation, the new Airspace Efficiency Center (ASEC) and the airport complex of Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

As reported to AZERTAG in the department of public relations of CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines, at a meeting with AZAL President Jahangir Askerov, they discussed holding the 2020 World Summit on Air Navigation in Baku. In addition, the parties also discussed the prospects for cooperation between the Air Navigation Directorate (AZANS) and CANSO, including the issues of AZANS joining the CANSO Europe Executive Committee, as well as the participation of Azerbaijani specialists in the organization’s working groups.

The meeting also discussed the creation of a joint training center for the 2020 Summit and the opening of an Air Traffic Control Center using artificial intelligence.

Poole noted the great achievements of civil aviation in Azerbaijan, which is becoming increasingly attractive to the global aviation community. Airlines increasingly prefer to fly over the territory of Azerbaijan, which provides a high level of flight safety thanks to the most modern system of air navigation equipment.

Following the meeting, Jahangir Asgarov and Jeff Poole signed an agreement to hold the CANSO air navigation summit in Baku from June 8 to 12, 2020.

The candidacy of Baku for CANSO AGM-2020 was unanimously selected in Bangkok at a meeting of the Executive Committee (consisting of the leaders of the US FAA, air navigation systems of Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, Argentina, the Civil Aviation Administrations of Singapore, Tanzania, the UK and Saudi Arabia). Further, over 70 countries voted for the candidacy during the CANSO general meeting.

The Global ATM Summit is one of the most prestigious civil aviation events. Over 250 participants from more than 100 countries take part in the summit annually. The scale of this event is often likened to the Olympics of aviation.

The structural division of AZANS, as part of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, is one of the key air traffic control centers connecting Europe and Asia. Every year, over 90 thousand transit spans are carried out over the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The geographical location of Azerbaijan has also made it possible to deploy the only airspace, strategy and development use center (ASEC) in the former Soviet Union.

By Dimitri Dolaberidze