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New concepts could increase airport capacity by 10 per cent

1 August 2019 | By International Airport Review

Staggered threshold approach concepts combined with new tools show a potential for achieving an increase in airport capacity of up to 10 per cent.

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Making drone activity safe in the skies above Europe

26 June 2019 | By Florian Guillermet (SESAR Joint Undertaking)

Research and innovation is underway in SESAR – the technological pillar of the Single European Sky – to ensure that increasing drone traffic in Europe’s skies can be managed safely, in particular in relation to commercial air transport. Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, tells us more.

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New report acknowledges value of SESAR deployment but advises review

25 June 2019 | By International Airport Review

The efficiency of European airspace is vital to minimising delays and achieving aviation sustainability, but can we place monetary value on it? A new report from The European Court of Auditors (ECA) suggests we can.

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Air traffic control: Making the best of your assets – a runway package

3 June 2019 | By Bob Graham

The EUROCONTROL ‘Challenges of Growth 2018’ study predicts there will be a lack of capacity at European airports in 2040 preventing around 1.5 million flights from flying. Such a lack of capacity could mean 160 million passengers would not be able to travel with a potential economic loss of around…

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ICAO President discusses the accelerating progress of aviation innovations

8 May 2019 | By International Airport Review

The ICAO Council President emphasised the importance of near-and long-term air transport priorities during his recent European mission.

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iTEC and EUROCONTROL develop Single European Sky initiative

19 March 2019 | By International Airport Review

A strong collaboration in delivering a Single European Sky, and the signing of the Collaboration Agreement, sees the partnership between iTEC and EUROCONTROL continue to grow.

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ACI Europe calls for ATM reform and ground infrastructure integration

29 November 2018 | By International Airport Review

At the 12th ACI Airport Exchange conference and exhibition taking place between the 27-29 November 2018 in Oslo, hosted by Norwegian airport group AVINOR, the capacity challenge facing European air transport came into the spotlight once again.

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Time based separation increases capacity by 1.4 landings at Heathrow

16 November 2018 | By International Airport Review

The increase in landings due to the time based separation (TBS) technique is the equivalent of extending Heathrow’s operating day by 30 minutes.

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Speech recognition technology for air traffic controllers

26 September 2018 | By International Airport Review

Voice recognition that turns speech to text is thought to be the answer to the exponential growth in air traffic ensuring ATC systems are safe and efficient while being up-to-date.

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European Space Agency moves closer to more precise flight tracking

18 July 2018 | By

Air traffic modernisation is well underway with the development of technology to pinpoint aircraft in four dimensions - latitude, longitude, altitude and time.

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SESAR takes steps towards improved civil-military coordination

2 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

Through SESAR, civil and military aviation stakeholders are working together on solutions to enable military air traffic operations in Europe’s increasing complex and congested airspace.

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Changing the face of air traffic management for the better

19 June 2018 | By Florian Guillermet - Executive Director of SESAR

In a matter of years, remote tower technology has re-written the rulebook on air traffic control. Initially conceived as a smart, safe and sustainable solution for airports with very low traffic density, remote towers are now becoming a reality at airports with significantly higher traffic movements, says Florian Guillermet, Executive…

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Guide to… Remote Digital Towers

13 June 2018 | By International Airport Review

With air traffic set to double over the next 20 years, airport operations are becoming stretched and airports are turning to technology to ensure efficiency isn’t affected. Drawing upon the knowledge of regulators, airports and ANSPs, International Airport Review’s Guide To… Remote Digital Towers will reveal the benefits of one…

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Eurocontrol team up with iTEC on Single European Sky

12 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

The founding members of the iTEC Collaboration and the Eurocontrol Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) will jointly develop the Interoperability (IOP) components that support exchanges of flight trajectory information.

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Three airport remote tower validation successful

26 February 2018 | By FREQUENTIS

The first multiple remote tower validation of three airports conducted by SESAR has been confirmed as a success, ushering in the next phase of remote air traffic control tower development.

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