Air Traffic Control News

Gracias MADRID! World ATM Congress 2022 A great Success!

The ninth annual World ATM Congress, held at Recinto Ferial IFEMA Madrid, concluded on Thursday, 23 June. The world’s largest air traffic management (ATM) event attracted over 7,900 registrants who engaged with over 200 exhibitors from 134 countries and territories - The Exhibition Hall featured 202 exhibitors from around the world. In total, seven theatres hosted 165 sessions, with more than 200 aviation experts from industry, government, labour, and educational institutions participated in presentations, panel discussions, technical briefings, and product demonstrations and launches.

Eurocontrol MUAC and Indra launch the world’s most advanced controller-pilot communication system and accelerate the digitalization of the European sky

EUROCONTROL MUAC (Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre), in partnership with Indra, a leading global technological engineering company for the aerospace, defence and mobility sectors, have put an advanced system into operation to allow air traffic control systems to automatically exchange data with the onboard computer of an aircraft to manage air traffic with greater efficiency, safety and flexibility, a decisive step forward in the digitalization of the European sky.

Droniq and DFS receive UTM Innovation Award

At this year's World ATM Congress in Madrid, DFS, the German air navigation services provider, and Droniq won the UTM Innovation Award for the U-Space Sandbox project in Hamburg. With the U-Space Sandbox, it was demonstrated for the first time how a U-Space can function in practice through the use of a drone traffic management system, or UTM for short. - The ATM/UTM Awards are presented by the Air Traffic Management Magazine and the Unmanned Airspace platform.

1000th software-defined airborne radio delivered for F-16

Rohde & Schwarz delivers 1000th radio to Lockheed Martin for integration on export F-16. - Rohde & Schwarz has delivered its 1000th AN/ARC-238 software-defined radio (SDR) to Lockheed Martin for integration on F-16 aircraft. The AN/ARC-238 consists of two airborne radios from the SOVERON radio family, namely the R&S MR6000R/L radios, and meets perfectly the secure communication requirements while being fully qualified on the F-16. AN/ARC-238 is the U.S. government designation for the independent company's R&S MR6000R/L radios.

ENAIRE presents its services for drones and satellite surveillance at the global Air Traffic Management event

Three crucial days of work for the future of the air sector begin. Starting tomorrow, ENAIRE will take centre stage with an eye-catching stand at the World Air Traffic Management Congress, where air traffic managers and industry meet. Over 190 exhibitors and more than 200 conferences with professionals involved in the development and management of airspace and unmanned aerial systems will gather at IFEMA in Madrid from 21 to 23 June, which will also host the Expodrónica drone fair. ENAIRE, in stand 844 in pavilion 9, has a full agenda.

Airbus and Munich Airport International expand their partnership to develop Advanced Air Mobility solutions globally

Airbus and Munich Airport International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ILA Berlin Air Show to start marketing turnkey solutions to cities and regions interested in developing advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystems globally. Airbus is developing CityAirbus NextGen, its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, along with key support and services offerings around it, while Munich Airport is offering ground infrastructure services and solutions.