Air navigation service providers

CANSO is the global voice of the air traffic management profession. Its members comprise over 50 air navigation service providers who control more than 85% of global air traffic movements. CANSO seeks to promote best practices within the industry. 

Air carriers, airports and air navigation service providers have been called upon in many instances to show cause as to why a weakness in their industry which later resulted in an accident or economic loss was not detected in time and obviated. 

SWIM concept is to integrate the various players (ATM providers of air navigation services, airlines, airports, industry, standardization organizations and standardization) in the sense of information, not only in terms of the network but also the system and a B2B interaction. 

As the overall liability of the State to provide air navigation services has been clearly identified by international treaty and, as already discussed, there are various kinds of air service providers ranging from State instrumentalities to private service providers, the liability regime could be varied and contentious. Clearly, liability of the State can be bifurcated into two areas under administrative law where liability of the State, its agency or a private body can be detained within the territory of a State, and international law, the latter involving principles of State responsibility and the liability of a State for causing injury to another State or its subjects. 

Of these, the responsibility of providing airports and air navigation services to aircraft lies clearly with the State. Article 28 of the Chicago Convention is clear on this when it states that each Contracting State undertakes, as far as practicable to provide in its territory, airports, radio services, meteorological services and other air navigation facilities to facilitate air navigational facilities. 

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