We believe it is important to have trajectory and network information – including constraints of sectors, weather and so on – available for every qualified stakeholder to use.
The operational concept evolution will see more automation and artificial intelligence become available to manage air traffic.
To integrate all this will take time and all these technological developments need to be part of a single value chain of deployment.
That’s why we are closely coordinating with the SESAR3 programme and the SESAR Deployment Manager of which we are now part because it needs to be a single line of effort.
Key target is to significantly reduce aviation’s impact on the environment, especially carbon dioxide emissions. Simulations have shown that we can reduce the potential impact levels significantly over a disorganised system of air traffic management.
We have to manage business growth as efficiently as possible and in a way which is as environmentally responsible as possible.
In the next years traffic levels will grow significantly and we will need new iNM and ANSPs capabilities to be in place. If you don’t have both, and if you don’t have strong planning partnerships between airlines, ANSPs and airports, then the separation of the infrastructure from operations is such that it will not be manageable. And I don’t think we can afford that.
The good news is the level of cooperation between stakeholders is excellent. The challenge of COVID brought us closer together and now our airline customers see that ATM is not just a collateral issue but can really generate value.
The modernisation of iNM and the ANSPs is ongoing with a coordinated network approach and this makes me think very positively about the future of aviation.