LFV Annual report 2018 1
L F V 2018 DIRE C T OR ’ S REPOR T THE YEAR IN BR
IEF 785 99.8 3.2 AIR TRAFFIC AND FINANCES Aircraft movements in Swedish airspace numbered 784,822. This is a new annual high measured in the number of movements, and is an increase of 3 percent compared with the previous year. Overflight traffic is where the greatest increase has occurred, both in number and percent; +10.5 percent over 2017. The result after financial income and expenses thousand airspace movements in 2018. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared to 2017. amounts to 5 MSEK, which is in line with the budget, and higher than 2017. A continued low interest rate and further cuts in the rate has caused an increase in pension liability, which has affected the result by 25 MSEK (net). Punctuality in 2018 was over 99.8 percent in LFV’s deliveries. AVIATION SAFETY AND CAPACITY Aviation safety is very good, and LFV reached the air safety targets for 2018. LFV has not contributed to any air-safety-related incidents that have caused serious injury or death. In 2018, LFV achieved the majority of the ambitious capacity targets set for LFV’s activities through EU legislation. The two control centres in Stockholm and Malmö, which handle most of the en route air traffic in Swedish airspace, delivered 99.8 percent of all flights without delays caused by LFV. From a European perspective, LFV is amongst the foremost. billion SEK was LFV’s turnover in 2018. This is a decrease of about 3 percent compared with 2017. NEW RULES FOR DRONES ON 1 FEBRUARY On 1 February 2018, a new regulatory framework was introduced for drone flights. Amongst other things, the prohibition against flying unmanned craft in control zones was changed so that the vessel must be at least five kilometres from the runway. LFV has worked extensively to develop methods for drone flights in order to increase air safety, whilst clarifying the possibilities and conditions for flying drones. NATIONAL EXERCISE In February, LFV partook in the national information security exercise (NISÖ) 2018, the third in a series arranged by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). The purpose of this is to strengthen society’s ability to cope with IT-related disruptions. To improve preparedness, broad collaboration is needed between private and public entities. NEW RADAR IN UMEÅ, LANDVETTER AND VISBY The radar installation replacement programme continued during the year. The facilities in Umeå, Landvetter and Visby have been replaced. The replacement is part of LFV’s strategic monitoring plan, where radar installations between 15 and 30 years old are replaced. Some are replaced with new radars, and others with the new so-called WAM system, which is introduced in parallel. The replacements are also necessitated by EU requirements that come into force in 2020. MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STUDENTS During the year, LFV decided to further invest in air traffic controller training, and has increased the number of students at the Entry Point North air traffic controller academy. Twelve students have been recruited and began their training in August. In November, the application period began for the next round of training, which starts in 2019. RTS – REMOTE TOWER SERVICES On 28 September 2018, a topping out ceremony was held for LFV’s new Remote Tower Centre. The construction of the Remote Tower Centre (RTC) at Arlanda is part of the ongoing technological shift in digitalising air traffic management. Swedavia’s airports – Kiruna, Umeå, Östersund and Malmö – will be served from the control centre. Work is under way at these airports on technical shelters and camera towers etc. Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions AB, of which LFV is a joint owner, signed agreements in November for conducting remote air navigation services at the Sundsvall and Örnsköldsvik airports, beginning in 2019. In April, LFV was commissioned to investigate the consequences of remote air traffic management. The report was submitted to the government in December. PORTUGAL – A NEW MEMBER OF COOPANS The COOPANS (Cooperation between Air Navigation Services Providers) alliance is developing and implementing joint air traffic management systems for air navigation service suppliers in Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Austria and Croatia. In October, the alliance was expanded to include a new member, NAV Portugal. 12