Air Traffic Control News

Keeping Europe moving: FABEC strengthens ties with airspace user associations

Anticipating a demanding summer for European aviation, airspace users and representatives of FABEC Member States gathered yesterday in Luxembourg for the annual FABEC Airspace User Associations Consultation Meeting. The event comes at a time when air navigation service providers (ANSPs) face a combination of complex challenges including heightened traffic volatility due to ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, severe weather events, staffing shortages, and industrial actions. In a year-to-date comparison, between January and May flight traffic across the FABEC area increased by 4.

Eve Air Mobility, Aerosolutions, and Bluenest by Globalvia Sign Letter of Intent for up to 50 eVTOLs and TechCare Services

Eve Air Mobility has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Aerosolutions, which is developing an innovative eVTOL operator called Aeros Electric Airlines, and Bluenest by Globalvia, Globalvia's Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure developer and vertiport operator, for the sale of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and access to Eve's comprehensive TechCare services—an all-in-one portfolio of services designed to streamline eVTOL operations, maintenance, and customer support.

IATA: May Air Cargo Demand Up 2.2% Despite Trade Disruptions; Passenger Growth Hits 5% in May

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for May 2025 global air cargo markets showing: Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 2.2% compared to May 2024 levels (+3.0% for international operations). Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTK), increased by 2.0% compared to May 2024 (+2.6% for international operations). “Air cargo demand globally grew 2.2% in May. That is encouraging news as a 10.7% drop in traffic on the Asia to North America trade lane illustrated the dampening effect of shifting US trade policies.

R-SYS Enhances LVNL's ARO System with ETA Guarding and Aerodrome Portal

R-SYS has successfully upgraded the ARO system used by LVNL (the Dutch Air Navigation Service Provider), significantly expanding its capabilities by introducing ETA Guarding and a new Aerodrome Portal. - LVNL’s Flight Service Center (FSC) plays a vital role in VFR flight plan processing and, in collaboration with aerodromes, is also responsible for ETA guarding of VFR flights. The updated ARO system has been extensively optimized to handle the high volume of traffic managed by the FSC, allowing multiple staff members to collaborate efficiently on a shared pool of flight plans and …

Transport backs ENAIRE’s digitalisation with an estimated investment of 46.8 million euros

The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility will launch a tender, through ENAIRE, worth 46.8 million euros (excluding VAT), for a contract covering corrective and adaptive maintenance, as well as the implementation of new business management application development projects. The Ministry is tendering a contract to ensure, over five years, the development and digital management of around one hundred ENAIRE's applications This contract will support 98 applications used by the state-owned company ENAIRE, with an initial duration of two years, extendable to five.

H55 B23 Energic: First Two Years of Production Sold Out

California tour logs over 50 flights—up to eight per day—at Palo Alto and San Carlos, accelerating demand for the all-electric trainer - H55 the Swiss electric aviation pioneer born from the Solar Impulse program, today reported that its Bristell B23 Energic completed more than 50 demonstration flights with potential buyers at Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) and turned multiple on-site visits into purchase agreements. These new commitments have already filled the production planning for the first two years. The Palo Alto campaign demonstrated two key advantages.

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