Sensis and NAV CANADA Receive 2010
Jane’s ATC Global Environment Award

ATC Global – AMSTERDAM – March 10, 2010 – Sensis Corporation and NAV CANADA received the Jane’s Environment Award at the 2010 ATC Global Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is the first year of the Environment award, which recognizes the aviation industry’s contribution to reducing environmental emissions. NAV CANADA’s deployment of Sensis Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) technology in Hudson Bay was recognized.

In January 2009, Sensis ADS-B was deployed to provide surveillance of the 250,000-square nautical miles of airspace over Hudson Bay. With the ADS-B surveillance, NAV CANADA can now employ 5 mile radar separation standards rather than the 80 miles of separation that was previously used, allowing aircraft to fly shorter routes and at more efficient altitudes. 

Today, 17 airlines operating 425 aircraft that account for over 50% of the traffic over Hudson Bay are now flying ADS-B routes. As a result, airlines are saving fuel, reducing flight times and emitting less greenhouse gas. Significant expansion of equipage is anticipated for later this year.

“I am honored to accept this award on behalf of the NAV CANADA employees who did the pioneering work on this exciting deployment of ADS-B in Canada’s North” said John Crichton, President & CEO. “And their work continues, with further deployments that will deliver even greater benefits for our customers and for the environment.”

With ADS-B coverage in the airspace over Hudson Bay, NAV CANADA estimates that between 2009 and 2016, airlines will save $195 million in fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 547,000 metric tons. Further savings in fuel and emissions will be realized – especially by oceanic traffic to and from Europe – as ADS-B expands further into north eastern Canada and over southern Greenland, a project that is well underway.

Sensis pioneered the development and implementation of ADS-B, fielding the industry’s first operational ADS-B transceivers for both the Mode S Extended Squitter (1090 ES) and UAT datalinks in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Juneau, Alaska, respectively. All Sensis ADS-B transceivers are capable of transponder multilateration, enabling independent verification of ADS-B data and serving as a back-up system. This multimode functionality makes the deployment of Sensis multilateration a cost-effective migration path to ADS-B while providing the benefits of enhanced surveillance today.

“This award honors a landmark system that is improving safety in high traffic airspace while simultaneously delivering tangible and measurable benefits to the environment,” said John Jarrell, vice president and general manager of Sensis Air Traffic Systems. “In addition, NAV CANADA is helping their airline customers cut fuel costs and improve the flying public’s experience through more efficient and predictable flight routes. We are honored to share this inaugural award with NAV CANADA.”

ATC Global Award winners were selected by a panel of senior representatives from the FAA, Eurocontrol, IATA, CANSO, ICAO and Jane’s.