Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans

Air traffic control and how it is organized is about to change. In Sweden, the Air Traffic Navigation Services (Luftfartsverket) together with SAAB have developed an alternative to traditional air traffic control; Remote Tower Services (RTS). RTS means that a digital tower with multiple cameras is p...

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Main Author: Olsson, Sofia
Format: Others
Language:Swedish
Published: Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-156388
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-umu-1563882019-02-27T17:37:20ZFramtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distanssweOlsson, SofiaUmeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen2018Remote Tower ServicesImplementationDigitalizationTechnological innovationsTheory of diffusionNew Public ManagementRemote Tower CenterAirportsPolitical ScienceStatsvetenskapAir traffic control and how it is organized is about to change. In Sweden, the Air Traffic Navigation Services (Luftfartsverket) together with SAAB have developed an alternative to traditional air traffic control; Remote Tower Services (RTS). RTS means that a digital tower with multiple cameras is placed at the airport instead of a traditional air traffic control tower. The air traffic controllers control the traffic via a Remote Tower Center (RTC), often situated several miles from the airport. 2015, as the first country in the world, the Air Traffic Navigation Services together with SAAB launched RTS in Sweden at Örnsköldsviks airport which operates from a RTC in Sundsvall. In the forthcoming years RTS is about to be implemented at four Swedish airports. Using Everett Rogers theory of diffusion and theories of public-private partnership this paper examines RTS as an innovation. The study is based on qualitative interviews with representatives from the Air Traffic Navigation Services, Swedavia and Swedish Pilot Association.The study shows that RTS as an innovation can be seen as a consequence of the deregulation of the air traffic control market in 2010 whereas digitalization is another contributing factor. The study also shows that the implementation of RTS can be seen as unilateral. There have been deliberative elements with municipalities and other actors but some of these elements have been symbolic. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-156388application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Remote Tower Services
Implementation
Digitalization
Technological innovations
Theory of diffusion
New Public Management
Remote Tower Center
Airports
Political Science
Statsvetenskap
spellingShingle Remote Tower Services
Implementation
Digitalization
Technological innovations
Theory of diffusion
New Public Management
Remote Tower Center
Airports
Political Science
Statsvetenskap
Olsson, Sofia
Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
description Air traffic control and how it is organized is about to change. In Sweden, the Air Traffic Navigation Services (Luftfartsverket) together with SAAB have developed an alternative to traditional air traffic control; Remote Tower Services (RTS). RTS means that a digital tower with multiple cameras is placed at the airport instead of a traditional air traffic control tower. The air traffic controllers control the traffic via a Remote Tower Center (RTC), often situated several miles from the airport. 2015, as the first country in the world, the Air Traffic Navigation Services together with SAAB launched RTS in Sweden at Örnsköldsviks airport which operates from a RTC in Sundsvall. In the forthcoming years RTS is about to be implemented at four Swedish airports. Using Everett Rogers theory of diffusion and theories of public-private partnership this paper examines RTS as an innovation. The study is based on qualitative interviews with representatives from the Air Traffic Navigation Services, Swedavia and Swedish Pilot Association.The study shows that RTS as an innovation can be seen as a consequence of the deregulation of the air traffic control market in 2010 whereas digitalization is another contributing factor. The study also shows that the implementation of RTS can be seen as unilateral. There have been deliberative elements with municipalities and other actors but some of these elements have been symbolic.
author Olsson, Sofia
author_facet Olsson, Sofia
author_sort Olsson, Sofia
title Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
title_short Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
title_full Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
title_fullStr Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
title_full_unstemmed Framtid eller kraschlandning? : En kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
title_sort framtid eller kraschlandning? : en kvalitativ studie av flygledning på distans
publisher Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
publishDate 2018
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