Abu Dhabi Airport Company contracts Frequentis for the transition to FPL2012

Press release

Published September 24th, 2012 - 06:12 GMT

Abu Dhabi Airports Company

ADAC has decided to meet the upcoming November 15 deadline for the transition to the new ICAO flight plan data formats (Amendment 1 to ICAO Doc 4444) by contracting Frequentis to install a bidirectional flight plan format converter. The company’s smartFPLconverter will enhance the functionality of ADAC’s existing flight data processing system by supporting the conversion to and from the new formats.

This integration with the current system protects existing infrastructural investments and offers ADAC the flexibility needed to conform to the new standards on time and without a large expense. ADAC will be able to communicate with other ATM entities in both old and new formats and easily adapt formats to account for future interpretations of the new standard.

Background Information

Abu Dhabi Airports Company

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is a public joint-stock company incorporated by Emiri Decree number 5, of March 4, 2006, to spearhead the development of the Emirate's aviation industry. ADAC’s creation was part of an ambitious restructuring initiative launched by the Government of Abu Dhabi, aimed at delivering better services to support the Emirate’s long-term economic and tourism strategies and to help build a more vibrant economy that attracts and promotes private sector investment.