1. Opening national ATM functions to competition
Per Kolstad, Assistant Director General,
ATM Conference Oslo, May 30th 2017

2. Introduction Report / White Paper to the parliament recommends:
Opening ANS to competition in Norway
Background – present situation and political background
Process – documents
Remote towers
Introduction of competition
Organisational and personal issues
Regulatory issues
Process
Government's recommendations

3. Background – present situation
Avinor – limited company, fully owned by the Norwegian state
Avinor responsible for:
45 airports (civil)
ANS (civil and military),
48 towers and ACC
ANS subsidiary company in 2014 (Avinor Flysikring)
Ministry of Transport & Communications
Owner of Avinor
Regulator

4. Background cont. – political background
2013: Opening for competition on non-Avinor airports
2014: Political platform of the government
Open ANS to competition
I.e. tower- and approach services
En-route services still to be provided by Avinor Flysikring

5. 2. Process – documents Helios – two reports – consultation
Avinor's plan of operations (§ 10)
Report / White Paper to the parliament
Treatment in the parliament

6. 3. Remote towers
Avinor: Remote towers higher potential for cost reduction than competitive tender on traditional tower technology
Phase 1 ( )
15 airports
30-40 per cent reduced operating costs
Phase 2
10-20 airports
40-50 per cent reduced operating costs

7. 4. Introduction of competition
Remote towers when savings are bigger than by competitive tender with traditional technologies
Other airports – government's expectations to Avinor:
Process on putting tower and approach services out for competitive tender starts in 2017
Cooperation with defence forces
Air safety and emergency preparedness
Market size
Remote towers on tender from 2024

8. 5. Organisational and personal issues
Competitors must be confident that the competition is fair
Separating ownership of Avinor and Avinor Flysikring
Avinor Flysikring – engagements abroad
Training and education of air traffic controllers and AFIS-officers

9. 6. Regulatory issues
Ensure efficient and fair competition – level playing field
Supporting services from Avinor Flysikring
Market solution / regulation of price and supply?
Common infrastructure services critical to the society
User financed (en-route or terminal charge)?
Language requirements

10. Thank you for your attention!
Per Kolstad, Assistant Director General,
ATM Conference Oslo, May 30th 2017