Global Airspace Radar

In this episode, we dive right into the signature question ourselves. Vincent Lambercy, the CEO of FoxATM and Julija Razmislaviciene, the managing Director of FoxATM Baltics discuss our vision of the operational and technical aspects of air traffic management (ATM). While also considering organizational and other elements that come up.  If you would like to take a shot at answering our questions,...

Our guest for this episode is Claude Levacher , the CEO of SkySoft-ATM . He joins us in this episode to discuss the following air traffic management (ATM) topics: Personal introduction and career path. The company history of skySoft-ATM and its working relationship with Skyguide. Bringing developers and air traffic controllers closer together for successful innovation. The benefits for Skyguide to...

In this episode, we look back to 100 years of ATC and talk about IFATCA with our guest Marc Baumgartner . We discuss the long history, the factors making ATC what it is today, and how IFATCA participated into that. And as always, we close-up with our typical question about Marc's view of ATC in 5 and 50 years.

Our guest Cate Bichara is the head of inclusion and diversity at Skyguide . We discussed the following topics: The guest's personal career path and current position. What psychological safety is and the four pillars to promote safety together with cross-industry examples. How to bring management on board with putting psychological safety as a priority. Cultural and generational differences an...

Our guest Jérémie Bayle is the head of the STARSim project at DSNA . We discussed the following topics: The guest's personal career path and current position. The reasons behind StarSim and decentralized training. The project's scale, number of airports, timing, current status. Is a mix of engineering and operations the key to success? The guest's vision of ATC training in 5 and 50...

Our guest Anna von Groote is the director general at EUROCAE . We discussed the following topics: The guest's personal career path and current position. What a virtual center is, and the technical difference between a virtual center versus existing air traffic management (ATM) systems. Whether air traffic control could ever be done from home. What the benefits of a virtual center are, and the...

Our guest Andy Foxhall is the head of International Business Solutions at NATS . We discussed the following topics: The guest's personal career path. What it's like working with the Red Arrows and as an air traffic controller at Gatwick airport. How it is to move partly away from the microphone to training, supervising, and leading air traffic controllers. The decision to become a consul...

Our guest Silja Guðmundsdóttir is the Director Of Business Development at Tern Systems , a company that designs and builds air traffic management (ATM) solutions. We discussed the following topics: What makes air traffic management in Iceland different from other countries. The ATM system Polaris' scope, history, and next steps. The different usages of Polaris outside of the local ANSP and wo...

Our guest Josef Anschau has flown over almost every part of the world as a commercial pilot and is now the Chief Operating Officer at PVS aero . We discussed the following topics: Guest's professional background Procedure Validation Solutions aero offering and history The necessity for procedure validation, and whether simulator flights are the way to go Solving mistakes in procedure designs...

Samuli Suokas founded Lektor Consulting which trains air traffic controllers worldwide. We discuss the following topics: The guest's journey from being an ATCO to now, and the purpose of Lektor Consulting The type of training offered and receiving training certification What Lektor Consulting does differently to improve the training process What are the type of skills required by ATCOs now an...

Our guest Alberto Quintana works in digital transformation for ATC while also coming from an operational background and he joins us to discuss the following topics: Personal introduction of the guest Applying AI to radar and flight plan data The future implementations of AI in the coming years and the current implementation status The workflow changes for ATCOs working with AI How AI is implemente...

Lyne Moreau , the VP and Chief Strategy Officer of NAV CANADA, joins us to discuss the following topics: The personal career path of the guest and current role scope The 'new' strategic direction and its time horizon How NAV CANADA is regulated and the importance of common understanding Challenges and opportunities of moving ahead with the strategic direction Partnership and similarities...

Norbert Haslacher , the CEO of Frequentis AG, joins us in this episode to discuss the following topics: Personal introduction of the guest. The heritage and vision of Frequentis AG. The cross‐industry innovation from the diverse safety-critical industries to improve Frequentis AG products and services. The transformation that Frequentis AG underwent from a hardware-centric company to a software co...

In this episode, our colleague Stojanche Gjorcheski is debuting as host with our guest Mr. Hari Iyer .  Hari is a software engineer and followed his passion to work in the ATM industry as a research engineer and currently as a PhD at ASU. His company worked on projects most notable with the FAA and NASA. The following topics were discussed: Hari's personal journey from software engineer to th...

In this episode, we are delighted to speak with Dr Debora Cazzani , the Marketing & Export Manager of MC Solutions . The focal points of this episode were innovations in AGL and A-SMGCS. The following topics were discussed: The mastery of MC solutions and its history. Design factors behind using optical fibers in the solutions and retrofitting existing infrastructure with optical fibers. The b...

The guest of this episode is Marina Efthymiou , an Assistant Professor in Aviation Management at the Dublin City University . We discussed the following: Background and expertise, including research and papers, teaching and education activities Aviation Management course at DCU, part of which relates to ATM, audience, key topics / subjects, prospects of future career Technical & managerial  le...

The guest of this episode is Andre Schenider ,  the CEO of Geneva Airport . We discussed the following topics: Personal introduction and presentation of GVA, including latest news, traffic figures Role as Board Member of ACI EUROPE and the purpose of this organisation Areas for close collaboration with ANSP and common work on a longer term Who has the last word for large projects (i.e. new runway...

The guest for this episode is Simona Frankova , the Managing Partner at NG Aviation , a small company from Slovakia, offering digital solutions for aeronautical stakeholders. We discussed these topics: Need for more digitalisation in the AIM and ATM world and better, digital NOTAMs Weight of legacy and the reasons for it (i.e. worldwide compatibility, equipment, ...) Approach and solutions offered...

In this episode we had a guest from Denmark. Jesper Skou is the Co-Founder of Skypuzzler and we discussed the following topics: C-level experience with ANS organisations in different parts of the world  new role at Skypuzzler and more about this new company  vision on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)  place of Skypuzzler in the ATM / UTM landscape ATM and UTM in 5 and 50 years

In this episode we had as a guest the Vice President & Business Development Manager Bill Lang   from Adacel . We discussed the following topics: Adacel is 35 years old - overview of company's history, best successes and biggest milestones Auroras’ technological advantage Adacel's ATC system and simulator compared to TRACON, ARTCC and TWR technologies Adacel's global expansion  R...

In This Episode we had as a guest from Norway, we talked with the Principal Engineer Kjell Arne Kamben from Edda Systems . We discussed the following topics: Company history of EDDA ATC Simulators  Edda Systems products and services  Most successful simulator Remote Training Concept  Airspace Planner, VCS Simulator, and Test Data Generator: can they be integrated R&D work on simulators improve...

In this episode we had as a guest Ruud Ummels , the managing Director at To70 , a Dutch aviation consulting company. We discussed the following topics: Brief introduction of To70 Scope of work: strategy and execution Sustainability share in the work of To70 Main clients of To70  A-CDM for railway transport and lessons learned ACI and CANSO membership To70 and ATM in general in 5 & 50 years fro...

In this episode we invited a guest from Brazil, namely from the technological company ATECH . We spoke with the Business Director, Marcos Resende about the following topics: ATECH's long history and acquisition by Embraer Group Brazil's ATM structure, including country size and challenges thereafter ATECH's work in regards the latest technological developments like remote/digital to...

What can Air Navigation Services Providers do to make aviation more sustainable? How does sustainability integrate with the historical mission of maintaining a safe and efficient flow of traffic? In this episode, we explore various initiatives and ways of working through which ANSPs can contribute to this important and required change: Network management to avoid having aircraft waiting while in t...

The guest for this episode is Andrew Taylor ,  Chief Solutions Officer at NATS . Andrew has a long-lasting career in ATM and has shared with us some very interesting view. We discussed the following: The job of a Chief Solutions Officer explained Where NATS stands with digital and remote towers Image recognition and interpretation as an application of AI in digital towers Can AI be used to detect...