The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has tied up with IT solutions provider Honeywell to prepare a unique software to help pilots and air traffic control (ATC) officers overcome communication problems because of varying local and foreign accents.
Comprehending instructions clearly can often be a problem in a country like India which has 112 major languages. In addition, there are several foreign pilots working for many domestic carriers apart from those from 86 international airlines operating to India as well as many more that overfly the country.
“The software will process and transcribe communication between a pilot and an ATC officer and display it on a screen before them,” said a senior AAI official on the condition of anonymity. “This will help avoid human error due to a problem in deciphering an unfamiliar accent,” said the official.
The AAI plans to present this concept at the Air Navigation Conference to be organised by UN aviation safety watchdog ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) in Montreal, Canada, later this year.
The technology is expected to take two and a half years to develop.
23/06/18 Jagriti Chandra/The Hindu
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Comprehending instructions clearly can often be a problem in a country like India which has 112 major languages. In addition, there are several foreign pilots working for many domestic carriers apart from those from 86 international airlines operating to India as well as many more that overfly the country.
“The software will process and transcribe communication between a pilot and an ATC officer and display it on a screen before them,” said a senior AAI official on the condition of anonymity. “This will help avoid human error due to a problem in deciphering an unfamiliar accent,” said the official.
The AAI plans to present this concept at the Air Navigation Conference to be organised by UN aviation safety watchdog ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) in Montreal, Canada, later this year.
The technology is expected to take two and a half years to develop.
23/06/18 Jagriti Chandra/The Hindu
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