Covered in our podcast: the challenges facing the sector in a complex geopolitical environment, Europe’s innovation priorities, the need to accelerate deployment, the growing role of artificial intelligence in air traffic management, and the need to increase resilience. All interviews were recorded live at the “Europe for Aviation” podcast booth that EUROCONTROL set up in cooperation with the eight other Europe For Aviation partners at Airspace World 2026 – reflecting the value of bringing organisations together for a powerful combined presence at one of the world’s leading global air traffic management events.
In this special episode of our Raising the Aviation Bar podcast – recorded live at Airspace World in Lisbon – Filip Cornelis (Director for Aviation at the European Commission’s DG MOVE), Andreas Boschen (Executive Director, SESAR Joint Undertaking), Mariagrazia La Piscopia (Executive Director, SESAR Deployment Manager), Helena Sjöström Falk (CEO and President, IFATCA) and Predrag Vranjkovic (EUROCONTROL Head of Strategy, Engagement and Institutional Relations) share their perspectives on key priorities for aviation in 2026 and talk about top discussions at Airspace World.