CANSO Academy: Handling Unauthorised Drone Incidents – A Best Practice Webinar

Drone incursions — whether inadvertent, non-cooperative, or malicious — pose a growing challenge to the safety, efficiency, and security of air navigation and aerodrome operations.

The rapid proliferation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has brought new uncertainties into previously well-controlled environments, demanding agile yet robust responses from air navigation service providers (ANSPs), aerodrome operators, regulators, and law enforcement.

This webinar brings together experts from across the aviation ecosystem to explore how to prepare for, and respond to, drone incursion events. Through operational insights, best practices, and interactive questions and answers, participants will gain a toolkit of strategies and approaches to enhance resilience and ensure safe airspace operations in the face of emerging drone risks. The audience is encouraged to bring their questions and lessons learned to share and get real world applicable solutions for their unique operational needs.

Moderator:

Heather K. Harris-Aguirre, Senior Policy Advisor, Airspace Integration and SMS Airworthiness Lead Sector, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems

Speakers:

Gavin Moir, Senior Safety Specialist, NATS

Philipp Wächter, Safety Manager, Austro Control