Hong Kong, June 25 -- The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) said Metron's commercial demand prediction tool, Horizon, will be offered free to Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) until October 31, this year.

Horizon is a web-based application offering demand predictions for arriving, departing and en route aircraft based on scheduled, planned and actual data.

CANSO said the system combines flight plan and surveillance feeds for tactical demand predictions for aircraft in operation.

"I am delighted Metron Aviation is making this tool available to our members at such a challenging time for our industry," CANSO director general, Simon Hocquard, said last month.

"This initiative will help improve ATM service delivery dur...