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The South African Minister of Transport, Dr Blade Nzimande, recently unveiled an Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited’s new state-of-the-art 3D Mobile Simulator, during the commemoration of the annual International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD), held in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province.
 
The Minister was accompanied by his Deputy Minister, Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga, MP. Dignitaries included high-ranking officials from the Mpumalanga Provincial Government; Mbombela Municipality; various entities of the Department of Transport, including the South African Civil Aviation Authority, Airports Company South Africa and other state-owned aviation industry companies such as Denel and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
 
ATNS Board Chairperson, Mr Simphiwe Thobela, said the Mobile Simulator is intended to bring the interior of an Air Traffic Services Tower and the Airport environment into display, especially to rural and remote rural areas. “The Simulator will enable learners from the remotest of our country to be able to apply for our Air Traffic Controller Bursary, through the simulation experience they will undergo”.
 
ATNS has adopted the promotion of mathematics and physical science as its flagship project. “To date, we have built Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Science laboratories at over fifteen rural schools across the length and breadth of South Africa” said Mr Thobela.
 
This project has increased the pool of mathematics and science learners that ATNS may attract and train as Air Traffic Controllers.
 

 
Issued by the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited