Air navigation service provider
public or a private legal entity providing Air Navigation Services.
An air navigation service provider (ANSP) is a public or a private legal entity providing Air Navigation Services. It manages air traffic on behalf of a company, region or country. Depending on the specific mandate, an ANSP provides one or more of the following services to airspace users:
Air traffic management (ATM)
Communication navigation and surveillance systems (CNS)
Meteorological service for air navigation (MET)
Search and rescue (SAR)
Aeronautical information services/aeronautical information management (AIS/AIM).
These services are provided to air traffic during all phases of operations (approach, aerodrome and en-route).
Air navigation service providers are either government departments, state-owned companies, or privatised organisations. The majority of the world's Air Navigation Service Providers are members of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation located at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
List of providers
Private and international service providers
In addition to state-operated agencies, several certified private companies provide air navigation services under contract or public-private partnership. For example, Hughes Aerospace Corporation is endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) and develops instrument flight procedures and satellite-based navigation systems for clients in North America and Asia.
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