On February 22, 2023 in Ohrid, Mr. Fahrudin Hamidi, Chairman of the Management Board and Executive Director in ANS attended the signing ceremony of the multilateral Aeronautical SAR Agreement between the member countries of the Regional Advisory Committee of Aeronautical SAR (RASARAC).

Four member countries of RASARAC including the Republic of North Macedonia, The Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro and the Republic of Slovenia have signed this Agreement.

This year The Regional Advisory Committee leadership for Aeronautical SAR (RASARAC) from Republic of Montenegro passes to the Republic of North Macedonia, meanwhile, the Republic of Albania as an observer country has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual cooperation in aviation with the hope of becoming a member of this Committee in the near future.

The Minister of Transport and Communications, Blagoj Bochvarski emphasized that regional cooperation is extremely important for setting high professional standards in civil aviation.

The Republic of North Macedonia has been a member of the Regional Advisory Committee Aeronautical SAR (RASARAC) since 2016. The committee consists of representatives of the member states as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Republic of Slovakia and Republic of Slovenia.

The basic training for air traffic controllers of the selected candidates conducted by the training center GATE Aviation Training APS from Denmark began on November 29, 2022. This theoretical part of the training will be conducted in Skopje, and the training for the ADI/TWR (airport air traffic control – tower) authorization will be conducted from the end of February to the beginning of May 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

We wish our candidates a successful training

In May 2022, the Republic of North Macedonia, as a member of NATO, carried out the SWIFT RESPONSE 2022 military exercise at the Army Training Area of Krivolak, including combined air activities in parachuting, helicopter and aircraft landings with the participation of the armed forces of eight NATO member countries.

On the occasion of this event, M-NAV GOJSC Skopje, as an Air Navigation Services Provider, received Certificates of Appreciation for participation and contribution to the SWIFT RESPONSE 2022 exercise.

With this, M-NAV received more recognitions for its excellent cooperation with a number of organizations in the field of aviation.

Croatia Control (CCL) and DFS Aviation Services hosted the first South East ATM Summit (SEAS) held in Cavtat, on September 26 and 27, 2022. The following topics were discussed at the meeting

• Remote towers
• Training Opportunities
• Airspace Management (AMC)
• Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM)

Representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Kosovo, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia attended the Summit where it was tackled the current and future challenges in air traffic management, the complexity and diversity of which will be increased more and more. The focus was on new technologies and services for the optimization of the European ATM Network.

This event was a result of the cooperation agreement signed at the beginning of this year by CCL and DFS Aviation Services to set the course for future cooperation in commercial business, primarily covering the areas in aviation training and consulting, as well as the implementation of joint projects for ANSPs and airports in South East Europe

CCL presented the implementation of ATCOs in-house training as well as the AMC portal, specially designed for air space management taking into consideration drone operations. DFS Aviation Services presented their activities related to the development of processes and Remote Tower Regulations, a technology considered to be the future of the aerodrome control. All participants agreed that the event is a positive momentum, hoping to grow into a traditional annual event where the experiences and ideas for regional cooperation will be exchanged.

Early Warning and Early Action

Hydro-meteorological and climate information on disaster risk reduction

Weather, climate and water extremes have hit with increasing frequency and magnitude in many parts of the world as a result of climate change. More than ever we are exposed to multiple climate-related hazards developing as a result of population growth, urbanization and environmental degradation.

The forecasts of what the weather will be like are not enough any longer. Today, the emphasis of the forecast is on impact-based forecast and early informing the public of what the weather will do, which is of vital importance to save lives and livelihoods. Yet one in three people are still not adequately covered by early warning systems.

Greater coordination between national meteorological and hydrological services, disaster management authorities and development agencies is fundamental to better prevention, preparedness and response.

COVID-19 has complicated the challenges facing society and weakened coping mechanisms. The pandemic has also highlighted that, in our inter-connected world, we need to embrace a truly coordinated multi-hazard, cross-border approach to make progress towards global goals on climate action, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.

Being prepared and able to act at the right time, in the right place, can save many lives and protect the livelihoods of communities everywhere, both now and in the future.

That is why the World Meteorological Day 23 March 2022 therefore has the theme “Early Warning and Early Action”, and spotlights the vital importance of Hydro-meteorological and Climate Information for Disaster Risk Reduction.

On 27.01.2022, in the premises of M-NAV, Air Navigation Services Provider (the building of Air Traffic Control), the Management Board of M-NAV led by Mr. Fahrudin Hamidi, President of the Management Board and ANS Executive Director, Mr. Vladko Krstevski – CNS Executive Director and Mr. Migjen Salmani – Executive Director of the Division for Financial and Legal Affairs, Development and Investments had the honor of welcoming Mr. Blagoj Bochvarski, the Minister of Transport and Communications and Mr. Bekim Rexhepi, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications.

During the visit, the Minister had an opportunity to look in on our operating premises and to become familiar with our work.

Mr. Hamidi, the President of the Management Board informed about the start of the preliminary activities for the construction commencement of the new building with a total area of 1.200 square metres where the new ATM system will be housed, thus ensuring an increase of our capacities and modernizing our Organization.

As two years of Covid -19 pandemic crisis has had a major negative impact on the overall air traffic, M-NAV being an Air Navigation Services Provider has seen a drastic revenue decrease, but the Company team with joint efforts has managed to overcome it and to improve our financial indicators.

M-NAV continues with modernization of the air navigation system  which will enable handling of a higher air traffic volume and provision of the most professional and safe air navigation services.