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Report on operations

Investments

The objective of the investment that were made was to ensure that assets supporting
domestic air traffic control services: i) are aligned with required technical and
economic performance targets; ii) comply to the domestic and international quality
and performance standards established by regulatory authorities; iii) are aligned with
the evolution of the technology platform and with the new operational concepts
defined and developed in Europe for the ATM network. Investments were prevalently
made in a set of initiatives related to operational technology infrastructure, as
these directly influence the Company’s core businesses in terms of efficiency, cost-
effectiveness, and safety of air traffic control management.
The projects where investments are currently being made include the following:
• Installation of the ARTAS system in the Area Control Centres (ACC) of Rome and

Brindisi;
• Modernization of the airport network at Milan Malpensa;
• Upgrading of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) for the Data Link system;
• Installation of new safety modules for the ENET network;
• Duplication of electric power distribution in the Padova ACC;
• Enlargement of the service centre at Rome Ciampino airport for additional office

space;
• Restructuring of the equipment room Rome at the Rome ACC;
• Modernization and implementation of radio assistance systems;
• Restructuring and completion of control towers at Rome Fiumicino and Brindisi

airports;
• Version v3+ of the Coflight system, the new generation of flight data processing that

provides various functions including 4D trajectory prediction, an interoperability
mechanism based on Flight Object exchange with other Air Traffic Service Units
and integration with datalink services;
• Development of Build 1 of the 4-Flight program.

The SESAR program’s new objectives to address the current fragmentation of
air traffic control services include the implementation of complex international
programs. Several projects have been initiated for such purpose, the most important
of which are described below.

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