AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s., has placed its trust in the ERA system to provide Air Traffic Control functions for its mid-size private international airport. As the winner of a competitive tender, ERA (a member of OMNIPOL Group) has signed a contract to deliver its ERIS-ATM system to the end user – PRAHA/Vodochody Airport, located north-west of Prague.
The contract was signed by the customer AERO Vodochody in November 2024, and the supply of the system involves a challenging timeframe. It should be installed and go operational at the Q1 of next year. The ERIS-ATM system will be used to control the aircraft in the vicinity of the airport, terminal manoeuvring areas and temporary reserved areas.
“We consider this new ATM system being supplied by ERA to be up-to-date technology, meeting our operational needs for the upcoming decade or so,” stated Michal Lněnička, Accountable manager and Director of PRAHA/Vodochody Airport.
The ERIS-ATM system will be installed in Vodochody Airport’s control tower and will provide air traffic picture based on reception of surveillance data and other information from the Czech ANSP. The ATC simulator for the training of ATC controllers is an integral part of the whole solution.
The ERIS system has been developed recently in close cooperation between ERA specialists from the Strakonice branch and ERA’s Slovak subsidiary R-SYS. The system has already been in use in Greece, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Bhutan.
