Air Traffic Management

Drone data collected through the FAA’s Remote ID and academic studies provides critical information for improving operations.

With an eye on future commercial aircraft, Thales envisions a path for certifiable AI in uncrewed systems and air traffic management.

Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”

Typical Level 1 applications could include flight control law optimization, sensor calibration, fuel tank quantity evaluation and icing detection.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

European airlines, trade unions and air traffic control bodies fear that shortages of ATC capacity over the continent will continue for the foreseeable future.

The flight-test campaign marked beginning of an effort to integrate various components of automation into an aircraft to build up to true end-to-end autonomy.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen the name Vector for its in-development urban air traffic management solution, with first deliveries now planned for 2026.

Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.

Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.

After years of negotiations, a tentative deal on European airspace reforms has been reached, but airlines say it is a missed opportunity.

Darwin will develop digital assistants to enable extended minimum-crew operations in cruise.

Wisk Aero has updated its concept of operations for autonomous urban air taxis.

Florian Guillermet, CEO of French ATC organization DSNA, will have more responsibilities as head of the European Union Aviation Safety Association.

Flights in Europe exceeded 1 million in a month for the first time post-pandemic but extreme weather in the region affected operations.

Leidos UK is continuing to improve its Intelligent Approach tool; the idea is to help airports accommodate more takeoffs and landings per hour.

The diversity of use cases for uncrewed traffic management requires a new approach to prioritizing airspace access.

The true nature of the UK aviation industry cannot be visualised more clearly than in this video produced this week by air traffic service provider NATS, effectively a guided tour to some of what makes UK aviation work.