Air Traffic Control News

Radiola launches next-generation flight inspection systems

Radiola Aerospace has deployed two new next-generation flight inspection systems set to revolutionise the industry, says Executive Director Richard Thomson. “These new flight inspection systems have been specifically designed to be smaller, lighter, faster, and more efficient than previous versions.” By continuously providing the highest levels of capability, reliability, and functionality, Radiola is poised to continue its growth and provide its clients with the best service possible.

5-day UAS Regulatory & SORA training in Barcelona in June

Join industry leaders as they teach you the fundamentals of UAS regulations and the theoretical and practical aspects of the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) in the gorgeous city of Barcelona! - DroneTalks together with Barcelona Drone Center, we’re hosting a 5-day Regulatory and SORA training to rapidly bring professionals up to speed on the latest regulations in the industry, including the newly released U-space regulations.

Lorenzo Murzilli joins the FlightOps advisory board

Lorenzo Murzilli, an accomplished aerospace engineer and the CEO of Murzilli Consulting, is renowned for his pivotal role in developing EU drone regulations, U-space frameworks and the SORA methodology, while using his extensive industry network and expertise to transform disruptive changes into profitable opportunities for aviation companies worldwide. BERN, SWITZERLAND, 18 April 2023 – The Israeli-based drone organisation FlightOps provides a multi-drone cloudoperating system, which allows for scalable flight automation and fully automated beyond visual line of sight air mobility.

Get Ready: Booking Data Points to Strong Peak Season Travel

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported high levels of confidence among travelers for the peak Northern summer travel holiday season. This corresponds with first quarter 2023 forward bookings data for May – September which is tracking at 35% above 2022 levels. The survey covering 4,700 travelers in 11 countries shows that: 79% of travelers surveyed said that they were planning a trip in the June-August 2023 period while 85% said that peak travel season disruptions should not be a surprise, 80% said that they expected smooth travel with post …

IATA Fly Net Zero Update

Ahead of IATA’s AGM, to be held in Istanbul, Türkiye, IATA have published a short overview of the latest industry developments on the road to #FlyNetZero by 2050. Sustainable Aviation Fuels IATA’s latest policy paper on SAF is now available, calling for stronger incentives to increase SAF deployment across the industry. Government policy has an instrumental role to play in the deployment of SAF and IATA encourages policies which are harmonized across countries and industries, while being technology and feedstock agnostic.

In Serbia, Thales and SMATSA continue their successful partnership to offer better systems interoperability and new decision support tools for air traffic controllers

Thales and SMATSA, the Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) of Serbia and Montenegro, in charge of providing Air Traffic Management (ATM) services to airspace users in the airspace of Serbia and Montenegro, are extending their partnership through 2025 by signing a new contract for software and hardware support services. This new contract includes new functional enhancements that will improve system interoperability and provide new decision support tools for air traffic controllers. Existing partnership will be extended by additional three years of software and hardware support services.

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