SMATSA

The primary and predominant business activity of SMATSA Llc is Air Navigation Service Provision.

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Air Traffic Control Officer Training

SMATSA Llc ANS Personnel Training Centre is the leading provider for ANS personnel training in South Eastern Europe.

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Belgian ANSPs skeyes visiting SMATSA

Direktor SMATSA, Predrag Jovanović sa saradnicima ugostio je CEO belgijskog ANSP, skeyes, gospodina Johan Decuyper i COO gospođu Peggy Devestel.

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What do we do?

Serbia And Montenegro Air Traffic Services Smatsa Llc core business is Air Navigation Services Provision, while additional services include training of air traffic control officers, ground radio navigation equipment (ZRNS) calibration, consulting services and aircraft maintenance.

Air Traffic Control

Air traffic management at SMATSA Llc is based on technology that follows current standards in the aviation industry, including implementation of the latest systems to ensure optimal airspace capacity and increase flight efficiency in its area of ​​competence.

Air traffic control officer training

SMATSA Llc ANS Personnel Training Centre is the leading provider for ANS personnel training in South-Eastern Europe. For more than 50 years, starting from 1964, ATCOs (Air Traffic Control Officers) as well as aviation personnel of other profiles and institutions have been trained in accordance with the certified, internationally recognized programs.

Technical services

In addition to aircraft maintenance consultancy services, SMATSA Llc provides airborne ground navigation calibration (ZRNS) services and flight procedures control for both its own and external users. The control and calibration of devices are carried out in accordance with the requirements and recommendations defined in ICAO Documents Annexes 10 and 14 and Doc 8071.

Serbia And Montenegro Air Traffic Services

Air Traffic Data

Air traffic in the area of ​​responsibility of SMATSA Llc is increasing year by year. In 2019, approximately 754,000 IFR flights were realized, an increase of about 7% over 2018. Flights account for about 87%, while the remaining 13% are international take-offs and landings and local flights. In terms of total IFR traffic, Serbia-Montenegro is among the top 7, with international takeoffs and landings among the top 10 in Europe in 2019. The peak day was recorded on 17.08.2019., when 3,201 flights were realized, with the highest number of flights per hour, 221 flights were realized on 15.08.2019. Compared to 2010, there was a 40% increase in traffic. The share of European traffic using the airspace under the jurisdiction of SMATSA Llc in 2019 recorded a record value of 7%, which means that every fifteenth flight of approximately 11,000,000 flights a year in Europe, also flies in the airspace of Serbia and Montenegro. Despite the significant complexity and increased traffic in the airspace of jurisdiction, SMATSA Llc does not generate delays and safety is at its highest level. The trend of increasing traffic is expected in the coming years, which is why SMATSA Llc invests in new systems, equipment and training of employees, in order to maintain a high level of service provision and keep up with new technologies.

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03 Sep 2024

Belgian ANSPs skeyes visiting SMATSA

Direktor SMATSA, Predrag Jovanović sa saradnicima ugostio je CEO belgijskog ANSP, skeyes, gospodina Johan Decuyper i COO gospođu Peggy Devestel.

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24 May 2024

MEETING BETWEEN SMATSA and DHMI, ISTANBUL

SMATSA CEO, Mr. Predrag Jovanović and his associates visited DHMI Deputy Director General and Member of the Board, Dr. Cengiz PAŞAOĞLU and his team in Istanbul.

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05 Apr 2024

CPDLC - Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

SMATSA joined family of European ANSP’s using CPDLC as an additional mean of communication between ATCOS and the crews.

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05 Apr 2024

New TopSky – ATC Controller’s tools

Since December 2023 SMATSA has started using the improved TopSky-ATC version which includes controller tools that were developed jointly by SMATSA and Thales ATM system experts.

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28 Jun 2022

Expansion of Cross-border Free Route Airspace

On June 8th SMATSA hosted meeting in Belgrade with partners of Southeast Europe Common Sky Initiativie – AustroControl, Slovenia Control, CroControl, BHANSA, Albcontrol and M-NAV discussing further expansion of Free Route Airspace with Italy and Hungary/Romania/Bulgaria and beyond.

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07 Mar 2022

COOPANS team

COOPANS harmonization team representatives, from five of the six ANSPs, members of COOPANS Alliance Austro Control, Croatia Control, Naviair, Irish Aviation Authority and NAV Portugal, visited SMATSA Llc in order to exchange information related to the technical monitoring and control function of the SMATSA TopSky-ATC system (RCMS system).

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03 Dec 2021

Albcontrol and M-NAV join the SECSI Free Route Area programme

SECSI FRA has been developed with the support of the Network Manager and with the new programme members it will constitute one of the largest cross-border Free Route Airspaces in Europe.

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04 Nov 2021

Meeting of Predrag Jovanović, SMATSA CEO and Fahrudin Hamidi, M-NAV CEO

At Air Traffic Control Centre Beograd, bilateral meeting of Predrag Jovanović, SMATSA CEO and Fahrudin Hamidi, Executive Director of Air Navigation Services Provider in North Macedonia, M-NAV, was held, together with their associates.

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20 Oct 2021

Minister, Mr. Momirović is visiting Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services

Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure’s Minister, Mr. Tomislav Momirović together with SMATSA CEO, Mr. Predrag Jovanović went to see civil works on the construction of new Aerodrome Control Tower as well as on Air Traffic Control Centre Beograd building…

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09 Feb 2021

New Class Enrolment at SAA, Vrsac

Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA LLC SMATSA Aviation Academy Announce NEW CLASS ENROLMENT.

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29 Jan 2020

New Class Enrolment at SAA, Vrsac

New Class Enrolment at SAA, Vrsac.

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24 Dec 2019

Annex to Air Traffic Control Centre Beograd Building with Beograd TWR

Today, in the building of the Republic of Serbia Government, the Contract on Construction of SMATSA Annex to Air Traffic Control Centre Building in Belgrade together with modern, 75 metres high TWR building was signed.

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09 Dec 2019

SMATSA CEO, Mr. Predrag Jovanović at Gate One platform

Successful meeting of ATCs CEOs, gathered in GATE ONE platform, resulted in cooperation upgrade of leading, regional ANSPs.

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02 Nov 2019

Airport Nis is getting new tower

The construction of the new tower is expected in 2021.

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04 Jul 2019

Successful QMS and EMS Recertification

Successful Quality Management System and Environmental Management System Recertification.

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25 Jun 2019

SMATSA at LE BOURGET

Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA Llc’ delegation participated at 53rd International Paris Air Show, which took place at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris.

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07 Jun 2019

New Class Enrolment at SAA, Vršac

Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA SMATSA Aviation Academy Announces OPEN COMPETITION for new class enrolment of the students at ATP (A) INTEGRATED training course for obtaining Commercial Pilot Licence with MEP and IR/ME ratings, including MCC course.

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14 May 2019

SMATSA

SMATSA completed first phase of ATM system modernisation and upgrade which is part of SUSAN programme of modernisation.

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03 Apr 2019

55th АТCЕUC in Belgrade

SМАТSА, the Host of Air Traffic Controllers European Unions’ Committee.

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04 Mar 2019

A car of the year award

For the title of nine competitors!

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12 Feb 2019

SMATSA and ESSP have signed an EGNOS Working Agreement

SMATSA llc and ESSP have signed an EGNOS Working Agreement for airports in Serbia and in Montenegro.

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17 Jan 2019

SMATSA LLC and CAD marked 15 years of operations

Ready for new challenges.

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28 Dec 2018

15 years of Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA LLC

SMATSA marked the jubilee.

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19 Nov 2018

New Students′ Class Enrolment at SAA, Vršac

Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA Llc SMATSA Aviation Academy Announces OPEN COMPETITION for New Class Enrolment of the students at ATP (A) INTEGRATED training course for obtaining Commercial Pilot Licence with MEP and IR/ME ratings, including MCC course.

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17 Nov 2018

People′s Republic of China Ambassador visits SМАТSА

China is interested in pilots′ training at Aviation Academy in Vršac.

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31 Oct 2018

Petar has gone to the medical treatment to Italy

Jovanović: Medical flights are priority.

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22 Oct 2018

EUROCONTROL-CRCO workshop

Implementation of the Determined Cost Methodology of route charges planning and billing has been presented

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10 Oct 2018

NEW COURSE ENROLLMENT for “FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR” FI(A) course

SMATSA Aviation Academy Vršac Announces NEW COURSE ENROLLMENT for admitting candidates at the “FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR” FI(A) course.

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31 Aug 2018

Pilots’ Academy in Vršac Enrolls New Candidates

The training will last 24 months and it consists of 1,163 classes of theoretical training and 215 classes of practical training on single engine and twin-engine aircraft.

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29 Aug 2018

Pilots’ Training at Airport Vršac, Accompanied by Modern Safety Systems

Airport Vršac, who has 60 years long tradition of pilots’ training, is one of the most frequent airports in the country, considering air operations and maneuvers conducted only in one day.

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02 Aug 2018

Osman Nurković, Minister of Transport and Maritime of Montenegro visit

SMATSA Llc Business operations upgrade.

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01 Aug 2018

SMATSA LLC continues with modernization process

With implementation of the Fallback ATM system the continuity of air navigation services provision by SMATSA llc is raised to an even higher level.

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10 Jul 2018

Overflights record number

Air traffic growth in Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Llc jurisdiction zone.

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05 Jul 2018

“We Continue to Make Good news”

Multimedia exhibition of Serbian infrastructure in the organization of Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure.

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08 Jun 2018

SMATSA LLC ‘s jurisdiction remains the same

SMATSA LLC is responsible for Montenegro after NATO arrival.

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07 Jun 2018

BULATSA and SMATSA LLC in Sofia

The meeting was devoted to current cooperation review, exchange of the experiences and planes for future relations development of the two regionally important providers of air traffic control services.

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01 Jun 2018

Successful QMS and EMS Certification

Successful Quality Management System and Environmental Management System Certification.

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28 May 2018

SMATSA LLC participation at CANSO EC3 meeting

CАNSО meeting in Brussel.

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17 May 2018

Promotion of the book “Sky Heroines of the World” in ATCC, in Belgrade

From myth to cosmos

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