Iqonair
Iqonair is the digital-tower joint venture formed in May 2026 by NATS and Indra, combining Indra's tower systems, NATS's operational experience and AI video analytics from the NATS-owned Searidge Technologies.
Based in London and Madrid, it was presented at Airspace World 2026 and still needs regulatory approval. Its planned products are a digital tower platform and AI analytics of surface traffic; the AI comes from Searidge rather than being built by Iqonair. No products have been branded and no airport has signed yet.
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Products & Solutions
2 productsDigital Tower Platform
AI-enhanced remote digital tower solution combining Indra's digital tower infrastructure with Searidge Technologies' computer vision analytics. Provides air traffic controllers with video feeds, AI-generated alerts, and situational awareness tools to manage airport traffic from a remote location.
Physical tower construction is expensive and inflexible; smaller airports increasingly require cost-effective air traffic management solutions that do not require on-site tower infrastructure.
- Real-time video feeds with AI annotation
- Automated aircraft and vehicle detection
- Conflict alert generation
- Configurable controller workstation interface
2 more features
- Multi-runway and multi-airport supervision
- Integration with existing ATM systems
Technical specifications (5)
- PTZ camera arrays with AI scene analysis
- Searidge AI object detection and tracking
- Indra DIVOS digital tower software
- Low-latency video streaming
- Multi-airport management capability
AI Traffic Analytics
Airport surface movement analytics platform built on Searidge Technologies' AI engine, providing data-driven insights into runway and taxiway utilisation, traffic flow efficiency, and safety event detection. Targeted at airports and ANSPs seeking to optimise throughput without infrastructure changes.
Airports need actionable data on surface traffic patterns to reduce taxi times, improve runway utilisation, and detect safety incidents earlier.
- Runway incursion detection
- Taxi time and delay analytics
- Traffic flow bottleneck identification
- Safety event detection and alerting
2 more features
- Capacity analysis reporting
- Historical trend visualisation
Technical specifications (4)
- Computer vision and ML-based vehicle/aircraft tracking
- Historical traffic data warehouse
- Configurable KPI dashboards
- Safety event replay and audit trail
Integrated Digital Tower · AI ATM Platform
Register notes
Notes held in the Aerostack register. Aerostack has not independently verified them.
Iqonair was formalised 28 May 2026 as a JV between NATS and Indra Group.
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The platform integrates Searidge Technologies AI analytics (previously acquired by NATS) with Indra's established digital tower infrastructure.
Target market: airports and ANSPs seeking AI-enhanced tower operations and remote/digital tower capabilities.
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