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In this feature for Avionics News (page 36-39), aviation journalist David Hughes explores how Digital Tower technology is moving from concept to reality in the United States. Featuring the Frequentis Digital Tower installations at Bartow Executive Airport and Winter Haven Regional Airport, the article explores the FAA approval process, the advantages of digital tower operations, and how the technology could provide airports with a more flexible and cost-effective path to delivering future air traffic services.

Read the full article on pages 36-39

As artificial intelligence moves into operations, aviation journalist David Hughes explores where the limits should be for air traffic control. Featuring comment from Frequentis Principal Data Scientist, Eduard Grininger who confirms that the controller should always be the one in charge - but what do others think?

Read the full article on page 6-12

Designing control rooms for the realities of modern emergency response is underway and Tim Macnaughton, Frequentis UK Head of Public Safety, contributed this article to Critical Communications Today magazine to explain why complete control room solutions are now key to keeping the public safe.

Read online here on page 5

Reinhard Grimm, Executive Vice President, ATM Civil, joined Global Airspace Radar Editor-in-Chief Claudia Bacco to discuss a strategic overview of the current state of the air traffic management market, ANSP challenges, innovation for the future and technology.

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In June, Journalist James Atkinson from Critical Communications Today, spoke to Reinhard Grimm and other industry experts about the digitalisation of civil aviation. A key topic was the integration of voice communications with the ATM digital systems to provide a unified aeronautical communications (UAC), as well as the integration with ATM automation.

Read the article in full on pages 16-18 of the June edition here: https://cct.mydigitalpublication.co.uk/june-2026/page-16