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Jotron modernises Latvia’s emergency aviation communications
ENAIRE introduces new airspace procedures at Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport using satellite navigation technology
ENAIRE successfully completes three-year European SPATIO project and lays the foundations for the future U-space
Air Traffic Management Modernisation: NAV Portugal inaugurates Cascais Control Tower
ENAIRE manages more than 2,200 drone operations in Spain over the summer
The Government authorises the tendering of a €27.9 million contract to modernise air traffic control in Spain
Gilles Bloch-Morhange appointed Chief Finance & People Officer of Skyguide
ENAIRE handled nearly 5% more flights in September than in 2025, a record year
BHANSA plans to bring new radars in Mostar, Tuzla, and Banja Luka into operation by the end of May 2027.
Jotron receives EASA Design and Production Organisation Approval
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Blogs and Podcasts
Building the controllers of the next decade: ENAIRE’s Air Traffic Controller recruitment programme
Last year, CANSO and I talked about how ENAIRE gets ready for the busy European summer travel season. One idea came up again and again: capacity is built long before summer arrives. And the most important part of that capacity …
Blogs and Podcasts
Why flight plan adherence matters
Johnny Pring, Manager for Policy and Advocacy at CANSO Europe, explains how disciplined flight plan execution can ease summer capacity constraints. Summer 2025 – crowded skies, stretched capacity The skies across Europe have been as busy as ever this summer as demand …
Blogs and Podcasts
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 …
Blogs and Podcasts
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 …
Blogs and Podcasts
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 …
Blogs and Podcasts
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 …
