The simulator features 10 simulated aerodromes based on airports around Croatia. Credit: Airways International

Croatia’s air traffic control (ATC) company Croatia Control has installed an ATC simulator tower at its headquarters in Velika Gorica to improve the training facilities for new controllers. 

The simulator is built by New Zealand-based Airways International and consists of a 270-degree, 17 screen simulator with a TrueView graphics installation featuring 10 custom aerodrome views that replicate airports around Croatia. 

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Sharon Cooke, Airways International CEO, said: “We congratulate Croatia Control on achieving the milestone of commissioning our TotalControl simulation solution for their air traffic controllers, and we’re proud to be enhancing their ATC training capabilities through [the] provision of an immersive simulated learning environment.” 

The technology was first commissioned by Croatia Control in 2023 and was installed on site after a group of representatives from the ATC company visited Airways International’s facilities in Christchurch, New Zealand for factory acceptance testing. 

In addition to the screens, the simulator also includes two controller positions, two simulator pilot positions, an instructor position, and data preparation/testing positions. 

The importance of enhanced ATC training facilities has only become more important in recent years as the aviation industry looks to urgently address a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers. 

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In 2023, Gatwick Airport in the UK was forced to reassure airlines about its ability to staff its ATC tower after it temporarily restricted flights from the airport in September due to a high level of illness and staffing shortages.