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Saab: 'Remote Tower' Concept Gaining Wider Acceptance
 Per Ahl, Saab vice president of air traffic management, explains the company's remote tower system during the Farnborough Airshow. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Per Ahl, Saab vice president of air traffic management, explains the company's remote tower system during the Farnborough Airshow. (Photo: Bill Carey)

Countries including Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand have an interest in using “remote towers” to control air traffic, according to Saab, which is already certifying one such facility in Sweden. The company is also competing to provide systems for three airports in Germany and up to 75 in Norway.