Saipher welcomes representatives from Dinacia and ICAO

A delegation from the Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil e Infraestructura Aeronáutica (DINACIA) of Uruguay and the representative from the Capacity Development and Implementation Bureau (CDI) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) visited Brazil to learn about the R-AFIS system, developed by Saipher, which is currently undergoing a Proof of Concept phase at Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport, in Sorocaba, São Paulo. Among the visitors were the Chief of the Field Operations Section (FOS) of the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau (TCB), Javier Ignacio Manuel Lopez Gonzales, the Director General of Aeronautical Infrastructure, Gabriel Falco, the Chief of Staff of the Air Operations Command, Jhon Orrego, the Director of Air Operations, Richard Bruno, the Director of Electronics, Ricardo Clavijo, the Deputy Director of Air Traffic, Daniela Roux, and the Head of the Air Traffic Technical Department, Adrián Aguiar. The delegation observed the system’s operation in Sorocaba and visited Saipher’s headquarters to learn more about the company and its products. Representing Saipher were the Marketing Director, Luiz Tanaka, the Product Director, Fred Boratto, the Business and Innovation Director, Brigadier José Vagner Vital, the Project Manager, Rodolfo Arantes, along with Consultant and former Director of the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), Rogério Benevides, and Consultants

Brigadier Ary Rodrigues Bertolino, Brigadier Jeferson Domingues, Colonel Ricardo Brito, and the Meteorology Specialist Colonel Felipe do Souto de Sá Gille.

Lower costs with greater efficiency and safety

The Operational Proof of Concept is being conducted in partnership between SAIPHER and the companies REDE VOA and PAIM, under the supervision and support of the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA). The goal is to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency while enhancing the safety of airport operations in regional locations. This initiative will enable greater presence of Regional Commercial Aviation by expanding the infrastructure for instrument flights.