CHINA AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MARKET FORECAST 2023-2030

Further, in China, the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC/ATMB) manages the national air traffic services, aviation meteorology & flight information, surveillance, navigation, and civil aviation communications. The CAAC/ATMB uses the Stratus ftServer 4810 continuous availability platform to ensure unscheduled downtime for the NextGen ADS/B applications. 

Besides, the operational benefits of the system extend beyond its superior performance and availability. For instance, the integrated alerting, self-diagnosing, remediation, and self-monitoring capabilities raise operational efficiency and simply issue management, saving time and effort for system administrators. Also, the automated online parts replacement allows Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) applications to run with zero system interruption. 

Furthermore, China made significant investments in 2014-2019 to develop ground infrastructure and modernize airports and air traffic management systems. Also, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), China’s aviation sector is estimated to surpass the United States to become the largest aviation sector worldwide. Additionally, the country aims to build an average of 14 airports every year until 2035 to aid its aviation industry’s transition into a strategic asset of its economy. Moreover, such aspects would enable the formation of new routes and aircraft fleets to address the added passenger traffic. 

The China air traffic management market segmentation includes domain, offering, and airport size. The domain segment includes air traffic flow management, aeronautical information management, and air traffic control. 

As per the Doc 9971 Manual on Collaborative DecisionMaking by ICAO definition, air traffic flow management (ATFM) is a service established to contribute to an expeditious, orderly, and safe flow of air traffic. This is enabled by utilizing the air traffic control (ATC) capacity to the maximum extent and ensuring the compatibility of the traffic volume with the capacities as dictated by the air traffic services (ATS). 

ATFM has been a subset of air traffic management for a few decades. It has supplemented tailored automated systems to different degrees in countries like Australia, Thailand, Japan, the United States, etc. Furthermore, despite limited resources, the growing traffic volumes have facilitated peak congestion at specific locations and times in several areas globally. This has led to a surging interest in AFTM as established by the rising number of initiatives mediated by governing organizations like the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Some of the leading companies in the China air traffic management market include Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, Leonardo SpA, etc.

Honeywell provides industry-specific services for control systems for buildings & houses, aerospace, automotive, performance materials, etc. The company’s network offers helicopters with secure connectivity service facilitating continuous contact in remote locations. Also, its products and services are used in almost every defense, space, and industrial aircraft. It has its headquarters in Charlotte, North Caroline, the United States.