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NATS and Bayanat Engineering sign strategic agreement to advance Air Traffic Solutions across the Middle East and Africa
Willis Global Aviation & Space sign joint MOU with NATS to deliver Risk & Resilience services to aviation stakeholders
ENAIRE to integrate drone traffic with conventional aviation in smart cities
Winter Sun Seekers Increase Number of UK Flights in October
ENAV: results for the first nine months of 2025 approved
Civil-military coordination between ENAIRE and the Spanish Air and Space Force key to the success of the Ocean Sky 25 air combat exercises
Innovation, sustainability and ENAIRE’s Master’s programme as key drivers of aerospace talent
The European U-space project U-ELCOME, led in Spain by ENAIRE, concludes showcasing deployment readiness of drone services
EU Sustainable Transport Investment Plan: An important step forward, but significant gaps remain in accelerating Europe’s aviation decarbonisation
Spain’s Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility highlights the progress made in decarbonising the aviation sector
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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 …
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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 …
