Raising the Aviation Bar

The third special episode of the Raising the Aviation Bar podcast recorded at Airspace World in Lisbon featured conversations with Anna von Groote, Director General of EUROCAE, Christophe Vivier,  Head of the Single European Sky Unit at EDA, Adrian Cojoc, the Director General of ROMATSA and EUROCONTROL’s Peter Choroba, Head of the Innovation Program and Oscar Alfaro Olive, Head of Data and Digital...

In this special episode for the Raising the Aviation Bar podcast recorded at Airspace World in Lisbon, Elisabeth Landrichter, Executive Manager of Austro Control, Áron Eichinger, Director Area Control at HungaroControl, Francesco Gaetani, Flight Standards Director at EASA, and Simon Hocquard, Director General at CANSO give their take on some of the most relevant air traffic management developments...

In this special episode for the Raising the Aviation Bar podcast recorded at Airspace World in Lisbon, Filip Cornelis (Director for Aviation at the European Commission), 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 St...

As Europe heads into another busy summer season, the EUROCONTROL Network Manager continues to work closely with aircraft operators, air navigation service providers and airports to prepare for peak traffic levels and manage growing pressure on the network. In this episode, podcast host Anita Zech is joined by Steven Moore, Head of Air Traffic Management Operations at EUROCONTROL, who oversees netw...

In this episode, we sit down with Ourania (Rania) Georgoutsakou, Managing Director of Airlines for Europe (A4E) to discuss key priorities of the airline industry in Europe including competitiveness and connectivity. Representing 16 airline groups that together operate over 80% of Europe’s air traffic, Rania advocates for their interests in Brussels. In our new podcast episode, she gives her take o...

In this podcast episode Major General Karsten Stoye, Head of EUROCONTROL’s Civil-Military Cooperation Division (CMC), explains how EUROCONTROL supports the military in delivering effective missions while balancing civil aviation’s need for safety and predictability.  Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, military activity and vigilance in Europe have increased two to threefold,...

Cyprus has taken over the EU Council Presidency at the beginning of 2026.  In this episode of the #RTAB podcast, we speak with Dr. Marina Ioannou Hasapi from Cyprus’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works about the country’s key priorities for the next six months. Ensuring connectivity and competitiveness are the guiding elements for the island nation that experiences high air traffic gr...

In this episode of “Raising the Aviation Bar”, we sit down with Enrico Parini, the new Director of European Affairs at CANSO Europe, the voice of the European air traffic management industry. In this role Enrico isn’t just tackling technical challenges – he’s passionate about shaping the future of aviation. Representing 36 air navigation service providers (ANSPs), Enrico’s mission is to make sure...

Talking to Anastasiia Sobchenko In this episode of “Raising the Aviation Bar”, EUROCONTROL expert Anastasiia Sobchenko explains a joint initiative between ICAO and EUROCONTROL:  the Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository (LADR). Developed by EUROCONTROL as part of ICAO’s Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS), LADR supports the aviation community by collecting and sharing t...

In this episode of Raising the Aviation Bar, Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), shares his insights as a key member of the Team Europe delegation to the 42nd ICAO General Assembly, a seminal event for world aviation every three years. Filip walks us through the Assembly’s major outcomes for Europe such as the...

In this episode of Raising the Aviation Bar, EUROCONTROL’s Véronique Travers Sutter and EASA’s Cyrille Rosay explore the growing challenge of GNSS interference across Europe and its impact on aviation safety. They discuss how GNSS supports efficient flight operations, and why its resilience is critical. With interference increasing since 2022, especially near conflict zones, EUROCONTROL and EASA h...

Special Edition: International Women's Day How important are strong role models throughout one’s career? What barriers do women still face when entering leadership roles – and what can organisations like ours do to help? In our special edition of the EUROCONTROL Raising the Aviation Bar podcast on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025 EUROCONTROL Directors Peggy Devestel (Director EUROCON...

Our new #RTAB podcast episode with Tony Licu, EUROCONTROL’s Head of Technology Division shares invaluable insights into iNM - the integrated Network Management programme set to modernise EUROCONTROL's operational systems by 2030.  Tony explains how iNM will renew our legacy operational systems with advanced digital products, utilising the latest technologies such as big data, artificial intelligen...

Talking to Predrag Vranjkovic   This episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast catches up with Predrag Vranjkovic, Team Lead of EUROCONTROL’s CNS Programme Manager. Predrag explains how EUROCONTROL is supporting the sector in optimising its Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) infrastructure, with the aim of increasing operational efficiency, resilience and sustainability while ma...

Talking to Charlotte Pedersen In our latest EUROCONTROL Raising the Aviation Bar podcast, pioneering helicopter pilot, CEO and diversity champion Charlotte Pedersen provides insights into a life-long career in aviation, and what it takes to attract a young generation to aviation. Born on the Danish island of Bornholm, Charlotte became the first female pilot in the Royal Danish Air Force in 1989, a...

Talking to Marylin Bastin and Tamara Pejovic   Talking about EUROCONTROL’s work on aviation sustainability and FlyingGreen, its new green aviation services platform In this episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast we speak to Marylin Bastin, Acting Director of EUROCONTROL’s European Green Sky Directorate and Head of Aviation Sustainability and EUROCONTROL FlyingGreen Platform Programme Manage...

Talking to Dorothea von Boxberg The CEO of Brussels Airlines on the aviation business, sustainability and preparing for busy summer traffic. In this episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast we speak to Dorothea von Boxberg about her plans of growing Brussels Airlines’ profitability, with a strong focus on the airline’s routes to Africa. Brussels Airlines connects the capital of Belgium with o...

Talking to Pierre Depireux How will one of EUROCONTROL’s key aviation services – the Central Route Charges Office – develop in the future? This episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast catches up with Pierre Depireux,  our Head of EUROCONTROL’s Central Route Charges Office (CRCO) to learn how the route charges system works, and how EUROCONTROL is using digital technology to provide an even be...

Talking to Luis Gallego The CEO of IAG, International Airlines Group on leadership, teamwork and sustainability In this episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast we speak to Luis Gallego about his upbringing, his leadership style, IAG’s investment into sustainable technology and why teamwork is so important to him. IAG is one of the world’s largest airline groups – flying to more than 250 dest...

Talking to Milena Bowman and Tamara Pejovic Driving diversity, equity & inclusion forward in aviation In this of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast we discuss with EUROCONTROL Diversity Ambassadors Milena Bowman and Tamara Pejovic how aviation can drive forward diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to ensure it attracts the best talent. As a technology-driven sector, aviation needs to attract...

Talking to Munish Khurana: How can we integrate drones and related technology in today’s airspace ? In this episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast catches up with Munish Khurana, EUROCONTROL’s Senior Manager Business Development Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM), to talk about the challenges of safely integrating drone traffic and related tec...

Talking to Rachel Burbidge: How is climate change affecting aviation operations, and what is being done to reduce these impacts? In this episode of our #RaisingTheAviationBar podcast catches up with Rachel Burbidge, Environmental Officer at EUROCONTROL, to talk about her work with airports, airlines, air navigation service providers and other aviation representatives on climate change adaptation a...

Talking to Patrick Mana: European aviation under cyber-attack Cyber criminals impersonating an airline, state-led cyber-attacks, or hacktivists trying to send a political message; the cybersecurity threat to aviation is real. In EUROCONTROL’s new "Raising the Aviation Bar" podcast episode Patrick Mana, EUROCONTROL’s Cyber Security Program Manager shares insight into the range of cyber threats the...

Talking to Marylin Bastin: Is aviation on track to deliver net-zero emissions? Making aviation sustainable is the greatest challenge facing our sector. In this episode we talk to Marylin Bastin, EUROCONTROL Head of Aviation Sustainability, about whether the aviation industry is on track to achieve its challenging sustainability goals – and how ‘Flying Green’, EUROCONTROL’s green aviation services...

Talking to Steven Moore: Is the network prepared for summer 23 traffic? The bar has been raised for aviation as air traffic this summer is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels. In this episode we speak to Steven Moore, EUROCONTROL’s Head of Air Traffic Management Operations, to investigate how well all aviation actors are preparing for summer 2023. Steven and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager t...