Mr Albano Coutinho was attending his last Abis meeting as former Air Navigation Commissioner (ANC), which took place in his hometown of Porto. In January 2019, the Abis office in Montreal welcomed Albano Coutinho, nominated by Portugal, as incoming member of the ANC for the Abis group.

Climate-friendly and future-oriented aviation – An implementation strategy within the framework of the Mobility Master Plan Cover "Aviation Strategy 2040+"

Austria’s ambitious goal to make aviation climate-neutral by 2040 requires huge technological developments. The Renewable Energy Expansion Act provides the legal framework and is part of a legislative package by the European Union. It supports activities to combat climate change. To achieve these goals, Austria relies on research, innovation and technology.

This time of year, a lot of people will be flying to and from their holiday destination. skeyes is one of the many actors who watch over their safety when they are enjoying precious moments away with their family or friends. One of the tools that skeyes uses to offer a smooth flight are the safety nets.

The concept of just culture has been known for a while in civil aviation. International standards on investigation of accidents, as defined by ICAO, stipulate that the main purpose of accident investigation is to prevent future accidents or incidents and never to create a presumption of blame or liability.

Ireland was at the centre of the development of transatlantic aviation in the early to mid-part of the 20th century and continues to play a key role in the safe and efficient management of air traffic on the North Atlantic.

The introduction of EU Regulation 2019/947 - how a variety of tools have helped the smooth implementation of the new drone rules in Luxembourg

EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) is the only multinational civil-military air navigation service provider in Europe. Its story began 50 years ago and since then MUAC has helped introduce some of the industry’s most innovative breakthroughs to cope with growing operational density, complexity and environmental challenges.

Technological innovation is a main contributing factor to advancing efficiency in the civil aviation sector including key elements like safety of operations and air navigation.

Swiss researchers have developed a unique technology that uses concentrated solar heat to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The solar fuel technology is now being commercialized and will hopefully soon make a significant contribution to decarbonizing aviation.