LAIC

LAIC Group has provided system development and consultancy services, and acted as service providers for the Air Transport, ATC and Air Traffic Management industries for more than 21 years.  LAIC is an ISO9001 certified Civil Aviation Authority offering a complete portfolio of safe, trustworthy, economical and inventive services and solutions for ANSP's (Air Navigation Service Providers) and Air Transport companies around the world.

LAIC's Air Traffic Control arm, previously Ifield Computer Consultancy Limited, develops the ATRAK software suite for Air Navigation Service Providers.  ATRAK plays an intrinsic part in air traffic management for both ATC personnel and administrative operations, and can be adjusted and adapted to a range of different functions as required by Air Navigation Service Providers for all levels of air traffic.

LAIC's principal solutions are the ATRAK-AISS® (Aeronautical Information System Services) and ATRAK-BS® (Billing & Statistics).  Founded upon many years of industry knowledge and technical experience in the design and realisation of ATRAK systems, LAIC's software provides genuine business advantages targeted to meeting real commercial challenges, enabling Air Navigation Service Providers to concentrate on their core business, and to optimise their spending and ROI.  ATRAK-AISS and ATRAK-BS are scalable, adaptable, reliable solutions for aviation and ATC, and LAIC's flexibility and speed of deployment helps to maximise performance and efficiency, bring down running costs and boost profitability.

ATC Solutions: ATRAK Information Display Processing Suite

The ATRAK Information Display processing suite provides scalable solutions to suit a wide range of ATC operations, from major control centres to airports with lower volume of air traffic flow.  The ATRAK applications can be configured to run in a number of different modes to meet the needs of specific ATC operations.

Executive, Planning Control and Radar Fallback System

The ATRAK suite consists of several different modes of operation including Radar Bypass and Planning Control, Executive Control, Information Management and Billing and Statistics.  ATRAK is certified to route air traffic by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic.

The Planning and Executive Control modes present radar track data from radar feeds, flight plan data from FDP systems, and radar weather information and data from airport weather systems.  The system comprises four key elements: radar and flight data processing, weather processing, air situation display and system supervision.  The system is designed to be flexible and can be integrated into other ATC systems.

The Radar Fallback mode provides a secure, independent backup to the main Executive Control system in place.  It can operate as a standalone back-up system providing back-up traffic flow display functions, or Flight Data presentation in case of fail-over of the main ATC system.

Information Management System

Provides a comprehensive range of information to the air traffic-planning controller in real time such as arrival/departure rules, barometric pressure for airports, terminal area information on aerodromes, local traffic and movement areas, and a range of static information.  Dynamic data is provided in the form of NOTAMs/SNOWTAMs (special notices), restricted air space, runway co-ordination and use, airport lighting status, weather conditions, APP emergency information and times of sunrise/sunset, and emergency procedures.

Billing and Statistics System

Providing a complete billing and statistics solution for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).  The system automatically collates base flight data from the relevant Flight Data Processing system, whilst allowing members of the charges office to clear errors, insert or delete flights and supplement the data with additional information, such as operator details, MTOW, distance and location adjustments.

The system is fully compliant with the Central Route Charges Office (CRCO) of EuroControl and offers a powerful billing management, billing reporting and statistical analysis solution in one comprehensive package.

Flight Briefing, Simulation and ATC Data Recording

LAIC also has solutions for flight plan information, simulation and training for all ATRAK modes, and ATC data recording and playback systems.

ATC Desktendering

Provides the facility to centralise and secure an ATC workstation with the user display located remotely at distances up to 3281ft (1000m).  The Desktender supports displays with resolutions up to 2,500 x 2,000 pixels and is connected by fibre or copper cabling.

Technical Skills: Complex Mission-critical Systems Implementation

LAIC has significant technical expertise in the implementation of complex, high-availability, mission-critical systems including:

• High-End Enterprise servers
• High Availability Clustered Environments
• Oracle database management
• Java development
• ODS Toolbox development
• UNIX systems support and management
• LAIC Services: Built around the ITIL Standard

These skills are incorporated into a comprehensive range of services including: -

• IT Strategy
• Project Management
• Network Services
• ATC Application Management
• Database Management
• ATC Application Development
• Critical Data Backup Solutions and IT Security
• Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity

All LAIC’s services are built around the 'ITIL' standard, the worldwide de facto standard in service management.