For the second year now, as part of the preparations for ATC Global in Amsterdam, Roger-Wilco editor Steve Zerkowitz has been granted an exclusive interview with an officer of SESAR. This time he talked with the JU’s Michael Standar, Chief Strategies and International Relations about the achievements and challenges of the SESAR Program. Last year… Continue reading SESAR Interview – A Roger-Wilco Exclusive
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5th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation — ICRAT 2012. 22-25 May 2012, University of Berkley, California
Following the success of its four previous editions in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 ICRAT has now been established as a mainstream biennial event in Air Transport Research, alternating with the USA/Europe ATM R&D Seminar. ICRAT is an excellent forum for young researchers within air transportation to share their work, expand their professional network, and… Continue reading 5th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation — ICRAT 2012. 22-25 May 2012, University of Berkley, California
An Opportunity We Should not Miss!
I was talking to an old time, well respected colleague the other day discussing his view that instead of forcing the industry to implement yet another expensive capability, full use should be made of what was already there… Once the benefits start to accrue, airspace users would be much more inclined to take the extra… Continue reading An Opportunity We Should not Miss!
A-CDM eLearning Modules from EUROCONTROL
The free eLearning modules introduce Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) and the challenges involved in introducing A-CDM in practice. The first module, “Introduction to Airport CDM” is dedicated to anyone who would like to get an overview of what Airport CDM is, and is ideally suited for Managers with limited time. Detailed modules explaining the… Continue reading A-CDM eLearning Modules from EUROCONTROL
Technologists vs. Economists
It is not a secret that some people considered Boeing’s decision to forego the New Small Aircraft and follow Airbus’ lead in re-engining their existing product a poor one and something that will delay the appearance of a really novel aircraft by a decade if not more. I must confess that I am one of… Continue reading Technologists vs. Economists
The advantages of not being American
Remember how we used to say to anyone willing to listen just how wonderful the FAA was and how happy they should be in the US for having just one big ATM organization to contend with? This was of course before NextGen and the current reshuffle of the FAA to make it better suited to… Continue reading The advantages of not being American
EUROCONTROL cancels CDM group meeting
When the mail arrived announcing that EUROCONTROL was cancelling the upcoming CDM group meeting due to severe cuts in their budget, I was not really surprised. This was almost expected as part of what appears to be the killing off of EUROCONTROL. That the CDM group was one of the more successful activities was of… Continue reading EUROCONTROL cancels CDM group meeting
Meanwhile at EUROCONTROL…
If the jungle telegraph is to be believed, EUROCONTROL is discovering that they have slimmed down just a wee bit too fast and too much. So much so, that in certain areas of expertise there is a lack of people to do the job. To cover such cases it appears that they are organizing internal… Continue reading Meanwhile at EUROCONTROL…
SESAR Catch 22
When SESAR was launched all kinds of claims were made for why it would succeed where every other project before it had failed. It was certainly bigger and more all-encompassing than its predecessors; there was more, far more, money involved than ever before; and it had the backing of the EU’s Single European Sky initiative.… Continue reading SESAR Catch 22
BLUE MED FAB Newsletter No. 3
In case you were wondering what folks are doing inside a FAB, help is at hand in the form of the BLUE MED FAB Newsletter No. 3. With EUROCONTROL now having been officially appointed as the Network Manager, there is the inevitable interview with Joe Sultana, the boss of EUROCONTROL’s Directorate Network Management. Then an… Continue reading BLUE MED FAB Newsletter No. 3