The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) signed, this Tuesday, April 18, with Vinci Airports the first specific term of ission in a regulatory sandbox, enabling the implementation of a taxiway, landing and takeoff lighting system, with sources individual photovoltaics.
With unprecedented use in civil aviation, the technology will be implemented and tested at the airports of Tabatinga and Tefé, both in Amazonas. What is new is the use of primary energy sources for night beaconing. Instead of the runway lighting system being connected to an electric current, each point will have its own power supply, reducing the chance of several simultaneous points going out, in the event of a power outage. In this way, night operations become safer, as the beaconing will remain visible to the pilot.
The regulatory sandbox, specific and conditional authorization, granted by regulatory bodies, was instituted to enable the adoption of innovative solutions by companies, new technologies that still do not find in the current regulation. The project is the first signed by ANAC after the publication of Ordinance 10.219, of January 9, 2023, which established this new tool within the scope of airport infrastructure.
