To provide safe, orderly, expeditious and efficient air traffic, navigational and associated services meeting required world-class standards, by:
To be the preferred supplier of air traffic, navigational and associated services to the African continent and surrounding regions.
Our key values are:
An important milestone in the development of air traffic services in South Africa was the creation of Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Ltd as a state owned, limited liability company in August 1993 (Act 45 of 1993). This legislation established ATNS as a provider of air traffic control and related services on a commercial, ‘user pays’ basis. To lessen the impact of the introduction of end user charges to aircraft operations, state subsidies of R50m and R35,4m were granted to ATNS in the first two financial years. ATNS has, however, operated entirely from revenue generated from its customer base in subsequent years.
In 1996 the capital infrastructure planning was finalised and a capital expenditure plan of R350m over 5 years was started in earnest, with a wide range of air traffic and navigation projects aimed at ensuring the delivery of world-class air traffic services to our clients and the aviation industry in general. Since 1997 the Company has established itself as a key role-player in the SADC Region on current air traffic services issues as well as co-operating in the future planning of ATS in the region.
ATNS is responsible for safe, orderly and expeditious air traffic, navigational and associated services in its designated area of control. Operationally, the mission of the Company is discharged in South Africa’s continental and adjacent oceanic airspace. The latter comprises the area due west 10°W longitude and due East 75°E longitude to the South Pole (excluding the Mauritius Flight Information Region (FIR).
ATNS also provides extensive air traffic information services and various related aeronautical support services in all major airspace and at 21 airports throughout South Africa.
The ATNS College is a well established facility currently used by a large number of African countries for air traffic services training as well as technical training for equipment support. ATNS has recently been accredited at the Head Office and College with ISO 9001. The intent is to have all activities accredited by end 1999.
With growing air traffic volumes within South Africa, as well as into and out of South Africa, ATNS will have a key role to play in future air traffic services co-operation in the SADC Region. The recent V-SAT satellite communications project installed in the region to improve communications between air traffic centres received the Air Traffic Management Project Award for innovation and was the first co-operative venture of this nature. Current implementation of the capital programme in South Africa will ensure an improved and streamlined air traffic service in South Africa.
Client needs and aviation safety will remain the driving forces at ATNS. Structured development of the skills and competencies of ATNS staff, backed by their loyalty and commitment, will continue to be key elements in our future success. Our continuing efforts to achieve world-class standards in all areas will be further underpinned by our implementation of the ISO 9001 quality assurance program.
ATNS will drive 6 key issues forward:
Financial performance since 1994 can be summarised as follows:
No dividends were paid to the Shareholder to date, due to the high levels of capital expenditure required. It is, however, ATNS’ intent to provide a fair return for its Shareholder.culmination of a long historical process of development
| 94/95 | 95/96 | 96/97 | 97/98 | |
| Revenue | 91,471,779 | 128,387,396 | 156,052,254 | 175,862,715 |
| Expenditure | 78,832,248 | 106,184,253 | 117,864,956 | 141,476,983 |
| Net Income before Tax | 12,705,681 | 22,329,144 | 39,685,371 | 34,385,732 |
| Income after Tax | 10,067,354 | 14,429,079 | 26,027,578 | 22,307,292 |
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