MilitaryAirbus Coordinates Several European Defence Fund Projects European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be participating in 10 projects focused on defense research and development that are funded by the European Commission through its European Defence Fund (EDF). These projects focus…
ATM Modernization4-FLIGHT Air Traffic Control System Implemented in France Thales and the French air navigation service provider, DSNA, have unveiled the successful implementation of the next-generation air traffic control system, called 4-Flight. It is a stripless air traffic control system for…
CommercialLufthansa CEO Sees Clean Air Initiatives Driving Renewed Energy for Single European Sky Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr called for more competition between air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in Europe to encourage efficiency improvements within the region’s air traffic system during a Jan. 21 appearance on…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Exploring Augmented-Reality Tech to Aid ATM RETINA: Resilient Synthetic Vision for Advanced Control Tower Air Navigation Service Provision. The letters don't quite line up, but that is what Single European Sky ATM Research is calling its latest research…
ConnectivityMile-High Wi-Fi Across European Airlines Airlines in 30 European countries will be able to offer passengers complimentary connectivity soon, thanks to the European Aviation Network. Test flights have reportedly gone well, providing speeds exceeding 75 mbps with…
ATM ModernizationNATS Taps Indra for 10 Years of iTEC Work Under a new contract from NATS, Indra is set to deliver the next generation of interoperability through European collaboration (iTEC), NATS said. This is part of NATS’ investment plan over the next…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Aims to Help Single European Sky Focus on Operator Needs Focusing on the needs of the aircraft operator, rather than the needs of an air navigation service provider, is how Eurocontrol anticipates being able to meet goals for Single European Sky. The organization…