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Thinking on any of the following?:

• Air Traffic Management (ATM)
• Air Traffic Control Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (ATC CNS) System Engineering and Design
• ATM Project Management
• Technical Safeguarding and Simulation

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Thinking - Safety Management System

ATM Safety Management Systems (SMS) are essential to maintain the integrity of the Aerospace Industry and reassure the travelling public that their safety is the No. 1 priority, over and above any other consideration.  Safety work is often viewed as specialist, particularly with respect to Safety Cases. At Cyrrus we are able to support organisations across the full range of safety activities, from ad hoc support, to in-house projects, through to full SMS and complex ‘multiple system’ Safety Cases.  Our approach is to ensure we bring the very best technical expertise allied firmly to an operational focus.  To that end we often partner with a specialist company, expert in the development of complex ATM safety cases. 

Why Cyrrus

• Because Cyrrus offers the following benefits:
  We have developed a strong track record in the successful delivery of safety cases;
• Our team strikes the right balance between engineering expertise and operational focus. Therefore, while we fully understand the complexities of a Project, we never lose sight of the operational benefits being sought;
• We have developed a pragmatic approach to safety case development that is less intrusive for customers yet still highly acceptable to the regulator;

Recent Projects:

• GBAS Approaches (Norway).  The Cyrrus Team have recently completed a safety case, on behalf of Avinor (Norway), for the worlds first GPS ground based augmentation landing system.  This Project won the industry award for Enabling Future Technology at Jane’s ATC Global Awards 2008.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (RHADS) - Radar.  Cyrrus have been contracted, inter alia, to develop the safety case for the introduction of a new Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) capability to serve RHADS.  This is a highly complex and challenging project, which includes:  the transmission of PSR data from Doncaster Airport to the Approach Control Room at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA), integration with a remote SSR feed provided by NATS and introduction of new Radar Display Processors featuring the first UK application of a Microsoft XP Operating System. The Cyrrus Team is also contracted to develop the Safety Case for the overall LJLA Radar System that provides the centralized approach control services for LJLA and RHADS.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (RHADS) - Voice and Data Communication System.  RHADS are also upgrading their communication systems in order to meet the integrity requirements for the potential establishment of Controlled Airspace (CAS). This project requires the integration of the Air-Ground-Air communication provision on the aerodrome at RHADS with the Approach Control Room located at LJLA. The Cyrrus Team are developing the Safety Case for the system which features Main, Standby and Emergency Transmitters and Receivers and a new Voice Switch, as well as diverse routing of Intersite links.
• Kerry Airport (Republic of Ireland).  Seeking to upgrade the airport Kerry, contracted Cyrrus to conduct a feasibility study of runway extension options and the viability of developing IAP’s to a proposed Cat 1 ILS.  This Project included technical analysis and development of a safety assessment to prove the concept.  This was a difficult project due primarily to very challenging terrain around the airport. Cyrrus liaised extensively with the Irish Aviation Authority to find a mutually acceptable solution.  Our findings have been accepted and the construction contract has recently been awarded.