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Program for integrating erato (En-Route Air Traffic Organizer)
in satcas.

ERATO, developed by DSNA in France, is an instrument that helps the
controller manage air traffic by identifying potential conflicts and pointing
out elements to evaluate in order to eliminate them. ERATO is a group of
cooperative instruments that helps the controller, who nevertheless always
remains in charge of managing potential conflicts and makes decisions in
a safer and more efficient way. Of course, appropriate work methods and a
functional HMI must be associated with the new software.

In late 2012, after taking part in the tests run at the ACC of Brest, France in
2010 and 2011, ENAV launched a program to integrate ERATO in the Italian
system (SATCSA). An initial integration was conducted at the Brindisi ACC
in 2013 for the purposes of adding ERATO services to the Italian legacy
system in order to increase the safety and performance levels of air traffic
control operations of domestic ACCs for en-route segments. Based on
the positive results of these tests, the concession stage for deployment of
ERATO was begun in 2014 (scheduled to be completed in 2015).

Human Resources

At 31 December 2014, the ENAV Group had 4,186 employees, 12 fewer
than in 2013. The Group provides flight assistance and system maintenance
services throughout Italy and has offices in Malaysia for the development
of commercial activities. In 2014, the Group’s personnel costs amounted to
¤466.2 million, a 1.4% increase compared to the previous year.