The Virtual Centre is thus a (national) defragmentation programme of European dimension. It is skyguide’s strategy in the European context to ensure the most effective control over the future of our company and our jobs. The Virtual Centre is therefore skyguide’s main strategic initiative in terms of civil ANS.
Our Virtual Centre is a project divided into 4 steps call “Tranche”:
Tranche 1 – Setting the scene
Replacing classic flight strips to go strip-less
Pushing ground-air datalinks
Align and harmonize processes and procedures between ACC East and ACC West
Increasing level of safety
Tranche 2 – Creating foundations
Harmonized processes between ACC East and West in upper airspace
New Route Handling Swiss-wide as a precursor of FRA
One single data centre based on an open architecture
Location-independent system services
Tranche 3 & 4 – Service orientation full-fledged CH and Inclusion of external services
Ready for flight-centric management, i.e. simplified service experience
Increased tactical agility to respond to changes in demand
Increased strategic agility to respond to changes in demand
