Seminar on Navigation Safety Facilities

Incheon International Airport Corp. president Koo Bon-hwan gives a welcoming speech at the 28th International Seminar on Navigational Safety Facilities hosted by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the Grand Hyatt Incheon on Nov. 12.

Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) has organized an international seminar on navigational safety facilities.

The theme of the 28th International Seminar on Aviation Safety Facilities held at the Grand Hyatt Incheon on Nov. 12 was how to build a Korean-style navigation system using innovative technologies such as AI and drones.

At the event, Hwang Soon-ha, an official in charge of navigation facilities at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, made a presentation on policy trends at home and abroad.

Hwang’s presentation was followed by presentations and discussions on various topics related to the operation of next-generation navigation systems, including a presentation on the establishment of a future navigation system to cope with the era of wide gaps among airports.

Lee Eun-sung, head of the Research Team at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, spoke on the status of the development of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS).

In particular, Won Jeong-jae, manager of IIAC's Control Tower, made a presentation on applying AI-based voice recognition technology to aviation communications to build a smart aviation communication monitoring system that can detect radio interference and failure occurrences in real time during aircraft control.

Won also spoke on applying drone detection technology to prevent aircraft terrorism using illegal drones.

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