The Transport Research Arena (TRA), which took place in Dublin from 15 to 18 April 2024, is the most important European transport event covering all modes of transport and all aspects of mobility: air, rail, road, water and intermobility. This makes it the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility.
The SESAR 3 FCA project took part in several sessions and at the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking stand. On this occasion, insights were provided into the possible future of European air traffic control.
Panel Discussion on the Single European Sky
Review of the past two decades of European air traffic management and discussion on the way forward to achieve one Single European Sky. Moderated by Dr Marina Efthymiou, Professor of Air Traffic Management at Dublin City University, with contributions from renowned speakers including:
- Andreas Boschen, Executive Director of SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
- Philip Hughes, Head of European Aviation Plans, Cooperation & Stakeholder Support, EUROCONTROL
- Adrian Corcoran, Director of Economic Regulation, Consumer Affairs and Licensing, Irish Aviation Authority
- Dr. Peter Kearney, CEO of AirNav Ireland
- Marek Bekier (PhD), Senior VP Europe / CEO ACR Switzerland, ACR Aviation Capacity Resources
- Thomas Fowler, Director of Sustainability and Finance, Ryanair – Europe’s Favourite Airline
- Tobias Finck, Scientific Researcher & SESAR 3 FCA Project Lead, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Technical Session on “Future Operations Resilience”
In this session we presented the conference paper: ‘Flight Centric ATC: Reflecting Three Years of Research on an Efficient and Eco-friendly Air Traffic’ by Tobias Finck, Carmo S. Klünker and Mara Weber, which summarizes the work carried out as part of the PJ.10-W2-73 FCA solution within SESAR 2020 Wave 2 from 2019 – 2023.
SESAR booth
The conference participants had also the opportunity to attend a presentation on Flight Centric ATC at the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking stand, which provided exciting insights into the research on a flight centric ATC airspace.
