News and views – the latest from CANSO and its Members

Infina launches new training courses for Spanish speaking Air Traffic Controllers

01/12/2023

LVNL and skeyes achieve CANSO GreenATM Level 3 accreditation

30/11/2023

Dutch Air Navigation Service Provider LVNL achieves GreenATM Level 3 accreditation

30/11/2023

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Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes achieves GreenATM Level 3 accreditation

30/11/2023

United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to join CANSO – elevating Air Traffic Management in the Middle East

22/11/2023

Free Routing Airspace in Africa inches closer to reality as trial flights start

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FREQUENTIS teams up with Saudi aviation company NERA, to advance Air Traffic Management solutions in the Middle East

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Clearing the air on contrails

On November 7 and 8, CANSO co-hosted with EUROCONTROL the Sustainable Skies Conference: Contrails in Focus. The event brought together scientific research and academic organisations, technology suppliers, aircraft manufacturers, the fuels industry, ANSPs, airlines, pilots, government agencies and NGOs active in the …

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Kung Fu ATM: from Beijing dialogue to workgroups in Nanjing

Kung Fu is often taken to mean martial arts. However, the literal translation of Kung Fu refers to any discipline or skill that requires hard work, patience, and dedication to master. This description could not be more apt …

15/11/2023

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Improving your Human Performance Management (HPM) maturity

Human Performance Management (HPM) maturity is a measure of an ANSP’s ability to enable the delivery of safe and effective human performance (HP) by their front-line staff—not only ATCOs, but also ATSEP, Flight Data Operators, and operational and …

01/11/2023

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The Road to Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) in the Asia Pacific

Several ANSPs in the Asia Pacific, IATA, and CANSO are signing a Letter of Intent in Singapore for a TBO pathfinder project. This reminded me of how the region first embarked on the collaborative multi-nodal ATFM concept. TBO …

19/10/2023

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Pathway to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Shaping the Air Mobility of the Future

The future of air mobility will be unveiled at Airspace World 2024, in Geneva from 19 to 21 March when the Urban Air Mobility-UAM- Initiative Cities Community, known as UIC2, and CANSO partner to introduce the Pathway to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) thematic …

17/10/2023

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An interview with EANA S.E.’s CEO, Gabriela Logatto

In this exclusive conversation with CANSO’s Director, Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, Javier Vanegas, talks to Gabriela Logatto, CEO of Argentina’s ANSP, EANA S.E. In a wide ranging conversation (subtitled in English), Gabriela explains how, in her …

20/09/2023

Navigating COVID-19Show all

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What does the data say about ANSPs’ resilience through the pandemic?

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused a collapse of traffic volumes due to state-imposed travel restrictions. Air traffic reached a low point in some regions of as …

26/04/2022

Industry news

ICAO and Singapore to jointly deliver global programme on aviation recovery and resilience

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Singapore have signed an agreement to jointly develop and deliver a global training programme on aviation recovery and resilience …

07/04/2022

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Normal is overrated

Lea-Sophie Vink leads Human Performance at Austro Control GmbH in Vienna, Austria. Here she discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the performance of those returning to …

24/02/2022

CANSO and Cirium partner to detail global impact of pandemic on commercial airline fleets

CANSO and Cirium have produced a detailed report looking at the global impact of COVID-19 on airline fleet utilisation. The data shows the percentages of different …

02/12/2021

CANSO calls for greater unity to tackle industry-wide financial crisis

Amsterdam, 5 October 2021 – CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) the global and regional voice of ATM, has called for greater industry unity in the face of a …

05/10/2021

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Passenger enthusiasm to return to the skies dampened by quarantine rules, new research reveals

New research has revealed the extent to which the UK public is keen to return to international travel, but also that their enthusiasm is being undermined …

14/07/2021

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Clearing the air on contrails

Kung Fu ATM: from Beijing dialogue to workgroups in Nanjing

Kung Fu is often taken to mean martial arts. However, the literal translation of Kung Fu refers to any discipline or skill that requires hard …

15/11/2023

Improving your Human Performance Management (HPM) maturity

Human Performance Management (HPM) maturity is a measure of an ANSP’s ability to enable the delivery of safe and effective human performance (HP) by their …

01/11/2023

The Road to Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) in the Asia Pacific

Several ANSPs in the Asia Pacific, IATA, and CANSO are signing a Letter of Intent in Singapore for a TBO pathfinder project. This reminded me …

19/10/2023

Pathway to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Shaping the Air Mobility of the Future

The future of air mobility will be unveiled at Airspace World 2024, in Geneva from 19 to 21 March when the Urban Air Mobility-UAM- Initiative Cities Community, known as …

17/10/2023

An interview with EANA S.E.’s CEO, Gabriela Logatto

In this exclusive conversation with CANSO’s Director, Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, Javier Vanegas, talks to Gabriela Logatto, CEO of Argentina’s ANSP, EANA S….

20/09/2023

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A message from Simon – Marching confidently into a bright future

Last year was an incredible year for aviation! In most countries, the industry restart has exceeded expectations. Demand for safe, efficient air travel is as strong as …

A social license to grow

Michiel van Dorst, CEO of Dutch ANSP, LVNL, and Chair, CANSO Europe (EC3), tells Graham Newton that aviation must always ensure that it is accepted by society. …

Mark Airspace World on your calendar

Airspace World 2023 will be taking place 8-10 March, 2023 at Palexpo, Geneva. Air Traffic Management’s new global exhibition and conference – Airspace World – is already shaping up to …

Ensuring gender diversity in air traffic management

Prior to his retirement, CANSO interviewed Melvin Cintron, Former ICAO Regional Director, North America, to discuss the latest diversity initiatives. Why should the industry pursue diversity? To …

ICAO Assembly forges a path forward

Some major decisions were reached during the 41st ICAO General Assembly, the result of meticulous planning and hard work. In total, the 41st ICAO Assembly featured 2,573 …

Why the Long-Term Aspirational Goal for aviation is so important

An ICAO agreement on the Long-Term Aspirational Goal aligns governments with the industry’s Fly Net Zero by 2050 goal. The agreement on the Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) …