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ENAIRE presents at the CDTI how airspace will be managed with unmanned aerial systems
Transport backs ENAIRE’s digitalisation with an estimated investment of 46.8 million euros
Preparing for summer 2025 – the Skyguide approach
Swiss LGBTI Label awarded to Skyguide: “This empowers us to continue standing up for what matters”
ENAIRE renews its Master’s agreement with the Autónoma and Politécnica Universities of Madrid, now with over 300 students enrolled
NATS powers up Prestwick with on-site solar energy
The U-ELCOME project joins two U-space airspaces for the first time in a medical transport operation using drones in Andalusia
New Q&A series looks at how European ANSPs are gearing up for a busy summer
Managing summer 2025 traffic – HungaroControl
Victoria González Otón, ATM Operations Technician at ENAIRE, receives award in Valladolid
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Strategic Sky: How Azerbaijan’s airspace became a pillar of global resilience amid geopolitical turbulence
In June 2025, heightened geopolitical instability in the Middle East forced many airspace closures, affecting Iran, Israel and their neighbouring countries. This triggered an urgent reassessment of routing options for international carriers travelling between Europe and Asia. With minimal disruption, our …
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How ENAIRE managed airspace when the lights went out
On 28 April, a nationwide power outage affected Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France, massively disrupting public services, businesses and homes. This immediately posed an enormous challenge to ENAIRE, whose mandate is to keep Spanish airspace open to traffic at …
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Greener skies – achievements and long term challenges for ROMATSA
After overcoming the worst economic period in its history during the pandemic, European aviation is facing both the opportunity and challenge of becoming the most efficient and environmentally friendly in the world over the next 25 years. While the spotlight is …
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CANSO drones exhibition wins over European Parliament
In February, CANSO Europe, with the support of MEP Jan-Christoph Oetjen, organised an exhibition in the European Parliament entitled “Drones – Innovation to Shape our Future Skies”. This brought together ANSPs, European Agencies and SESAR3 JU projects to show how they …
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Increasing Efficiency: Luxembourg’s Administration of air navigation’s innovative initiatives on horizontal and vertical flight management
In the ever-evolving landscape of air traffic management, Luxembourg Administration of air navigation (ANA) has been at the forefront of initiatives aimed at enhancing both horizontal and vertical flight efficiency. The focus on Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) and Continuous Climb …
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Game changer in operations
There are many interest groups in aviation in Europe which are particularly involved when it comes to the operational future of our industry. Airports have organised themselves through ACI Europe, airlines in IATA and A4E, and the trade unions …