Submission + - London City first in UK to get remote air traffic control (bbc.co.uk)
lifeisshort writes: From the article:
Instead of sitting in a tower overlooking the runway, controllers will be 80 miles away, watching live footage from high-definition cameras.
The new system, due to be completed in 2018, will be tested for a year before becoming fully operational in 2019.
As far as reliability is concerned:
The system will use three different cables, taking different routes between the airport and the control centre, to ensure there is a back up if one of those cables fails.
In spite of recent large scale hacks, what could possibly go wrong?
And next obvious step is giant Bangalore ATC outsourcing company...
Instead of sitting in a tower overlooking the runway, controllers will be 80 miles away, watching live footage from high-definition cameras.
The new system, due to be completed in 2018, will be tested for a year before becoming fully operational in 2019.
As far as reliability is concerned:
The system will use three different cables, taking different routes between the airport and the control centre, to ensure there is a back up if one of those cables fails.
In spite of recent large scale hacks, what could possibly go wrong?
And next obvious step is giant Bangalore ATC outsourcing company...
