A group of aviation industry experts, through the Ukraine Aviation Recovery and Reconstruction Program (UARRP), are working with Ukraine air navigation service (ANS) and airport officials to assist with the eventual rebuilding and recovery of the Ukrainian airport and ANS networks.
To date, there has been approximately $2 billion in damage done to Ukraine’s air transportation system resulting from the Russian invasion. Recovery of minimal-required functional system is a pre-condition for the return of commercial aviation flights in the Ukraine airspace.
Significant and key parts of the Ukrainian ANS system have been damaged in the war. About $230 million are estimated by the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) as a funding required for restoration of the Ukrainian ANS system. This recovery plan includes priority recovery projects (recovery of ANS in minimum configuration, limited number of routes and airports; one to two years); second stage projects (extension of ANS to larger but still limited part of airspace and airports; two to five years), and long-term projects (recovery of ANS services in Ukraine in pre-war scope and capacity; four plus years). ANS recovery equipment needs include transportable primary and secondary radar systems; automatic dependent surveillance systems (ADS-B); mobile/modular air traffic control towers; combined primary and secondary radars; meteorological radar systems, multilateration system; D-ATIS and D-VOLMET; voice recording and replay systems; automated meteorological systems; permanent air traffic control towers; airport surface movement radars; CNS remote monitoring/control systems; voice communications systems, and data center and single ATM system.
“We are extremely grateful for the efforts of the UARRP team and others across the globe who are engaged with us about the major challenges we face short and long term with our air navigation system,” said Mr. Andrii Yarmak, Director of UkSATSE. “We would benefit from various types of support, including grants/donations, in-kind contributions of equipment and materials, sharing of expertise, and training programs for ATM/CNS/general staff. We look forward to working with our colleagues from around the world to address these critical ANS needs,” continued Mr. Yarmak.
ANS/ATC-related companies can review more details on these ANS equipment needs by visiting the dedicated pages of the UkSATSE website.
Members of the UARRP include:
- Spencer Dickerson, retired Senior Executive Vice President for Global Affairs with the American Association of Airport Executives
- Grzegorz Bykowski; Olena Petrenko, and Magdalena Pawelczyk of the Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, Poland
- Tonic Peovic, retired airport director in Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia;
- The Wicks Group
- AECOM
- Marcos Costilla, retired senior U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration international official
- Jeanne Olivier, retired senior airport executive at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
For further information on the UARRP, please contact Spencer Dickerson:
j.spencerdickerson@gmail.com
For further information on details of UkSATSE’s ANS equipment needs, please contact Mr. Andrii Yarmak:
Yarmak_AM@uksatse.aero
