The guest of today's episode is Benjamin Baier - the CEO of Imtradex - provider of communication solutions for ATC and other industries from Germany. In this episode we learn more about Benjamin and the company, what is the reason of having the manufacturing process in Germany, what are the advantages of having so specialised products, what are the…

Vincent's guest in this episode is Jannik Breum - Product Manager at Terma. In today's conversation Jannik talks about his career path and what is a typical day of a product manager. We learn about what Terma does apart from SMRs, what products does it offer in other industries and what are the benefits of operating in various industries and applic…

Today's episode was recorded at the Airspace World in Geneva and Vincent's guest is the CEO of PANSA - Magdalena Jaworska. Magdalena tells her story of joining the ATM industry and re-joining the Polish ANSP, gives updates about the ANSP's current situation, what are the plans for the future as regards the Agency's products and services to be offer…

This episode opens the new season of our podcast series. Vincent's guest today is Cliona Mimnagh - the Safety Manager Terminal Services at AirNav Ireland. We hear about Cliona's career path, what are the goals of safety in ATM an how is it managed, how do colleagues with engineering and with operational backgrounds work together, how is the safety …

In this podcast episode David Perez - the CEO of DataBeacon and MD of Innaxis, talks about what Data Beacon is and what are its offerings, shares his views about data analytics industry in the US and in Europe, certification of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) tools for ATC. We learn about DataBeacon's recent implementation of…

In today's episode Vincent interviews Jouhayna AlMheiri - Senior Air Traffic Control Officer and On-The-Job Training instructor from the UAE. Jouhayna tells her story of becoming an Air Traffic Controller, what skills and abilities are useful in this job, what lifestyle and mode of work the ATCOs have, what has been her experience of being an Emira…

In this episode Vincent hosts the two guests - Stephan Wollschläger and Dietmar Weishaupt who talk about what T-Systems product has been provided to Berlin Airport, how was it possible to implement the pre-departure sequencer in only 6 months, what are the lesons learned from that process, what are their visions for the next 5 and 15 years as regar…

In this podcast episode Vincent meets Kate Arlouskaya - in charge of administration and marketing at ANSART, and Serge Miranovich - the CEO of the company. Firstly, the guests explain what ANSART does and what are its offerings to the market, then we hear views about the advantages of being an SME-size company in the ATM industry. The guests talk a…

In this podcast episode, Vincent Lambercy interviews Julian Sube, co-founder of Skysquitter, a company that operates an ADS-B network across Europe. Julian discusses the unique approach of Skysquitter, which owns all the receivers for their network, providing more control and higher data quality compared to crowdsourced networks. He also highlights…

Time Based Separation or TBS is a great way to improve airport capacity. This is now in operation at Amsterdam Schiphol airpot and we discuss how this project went and dive deep in the details in this episode with Sebastiaan de Stigter, who is the TBS project manager with Dutch ANSP LVNL.By FoxATM

Roles are swapped in this special episode! Vincent goes from being the host to being guest, with Stojanche asking questions. We get a look back at the last seasons, rom why we do this podcast in the first place, how it all started, to what we learned doing it, recalling fun moments and discussing how it will continue in the future.…

Our today's guest is John Franklin - Head of Safety Promotion at EASA. We talked about what actually is the definition of safety, how a mature safety organisation perceives and manages it, how will safety evolve along with introducing more and more technologies into ATM, what is the philosophy of safety, what is the "Summer 2023" safety campaign al…

Our today's guests are Max Bezzina - the CEO of INGENAV and Richard Landreville - the principal and founder of Betterizon Consultants Inc. We talked about the idea and the team behind the "CHarlie" project and its goals, we discussed if the AI - based tools for ATCOs will replace humans from the job, or if they will remain just as a support in the …

Our guest today is Paul Stevens, the CEO of the Mayflower College. We talked about standardization of ATC phraseology, how speaking to non-native English speakers is addressed in the training, the role of empathy in speaking with foreigners, communication tips for native English speakers, when to use plain English in ATC, the effect of stress on co…

Our today's guest is Christian Woborsky - the Product Manager OneControl at ADB Safegate. We talked about the company - how did it start, develop and what are its offerings. We discussed if the standardisation and configurability of ATC tools help reducing their cost, involving clients, in this case - ATCOs, in the process of designing and modifyin…

Our guest today is Klaus Meier - the CTO of Skyguide. We talked about Virtual Centres and what is so special about them, what does location independence mean, what is the current state of play of the Virtual Centre in Switzerland, was the Covid-19 time a challenge or an opportunity for Skyguide, the role of Skyguide in the standardisation of Virtua…

Our today's guest is Kristian Lavin - the CEO of TowerHouse Studios and an active ATCO in Estonian Air Navigation Services. Today's topic was about the ATC Simulation Game - "Flight Level" developed by TowerHouse. We talked about its features, intended users, how to get up to speed to play the game, why active ATCOs play it and at the end our signa…

Our guest Francine Carron is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program Manager at Skeyes. We discussed the following topics: The guest's personal career path and current position. What ANSPs can do in terms of sustainability and CSR. The status of CSR at skeyes and ATM in general. Diversity and Integration in ATM. Vision of CSR and ATM in 5…

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…

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 suc…

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 priori…

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 v…

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 t…

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 contr…

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…

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 …

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 ar…

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 chan…

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…

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…

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 pe…

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 existi…

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, prospect…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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 d…

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 mana…

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…

In this episode, Philip Butterworth-Hayes, the publisher of Unmanned Airspace shares his view on the future of UTM. We discussed the following: Position of Unmannedairspace.info and how you watch the industry The roles of ANSPs and the industry (USSPs, CISPs, …) in UTM The biggest UTM illusions that did not came true in the last years, and what are…

Janusz Janiszewski, CEO of the Polish ANSP PANSA shares his view on the future of ATM and UTM but also his experience leading during the COVID crisis. How PANSA leads innovation and digitalisation projects: iTEC, agreement announced with Indra and the status of the aviation innovation hub in Poznan The status of the development of UTM / U-Space in …

The guest of this episode is Neil Bowles, the Executive Vice President at Searidge Technologies. We discuss the following topics: Use cases for remote / digital towers at large airports. Searidge projects in Hong-Kong What Searidge brings to smaller airports in a real remote use case How do projects in the US or in the Asia Pacific region differ fr…

The guest of this episode is Sharon Cooke, the CEO of Airways International, the commercial branch of New Zealand ANSP Airways. We discuss the following topics: The role and relationships between Airways and Airways international The products and services that Airways International brings to the ATM market "Airways Knowledge Online", the digital le…

The guest for the second episode of the year is Marcel Bakker, the General Manager Systems & Infrastructure at LVNL, the Dutch ANSP. Brief overview of the TWR2020 project, decommissioning of paper strips, the new "polaris" radar and simulator center building, the start of remote tower implementation Next steps of these and other new projects How do…

This episode's guest is Steven Moore, the Head of ATM Network Operations at Eurocontrol. We discussed the latest trends in the ATM industry and the following: roles and activities of the Network Manager (NM) in terms of ATM COVID - opportunity to reconsider restrictions with the traffic increasing again How is the NM supporting The Free Route Airsp…

For this episode we have as a guest Christian Schleifer, the General Director at EUROCAE. We discussed the following: Goals, activities and members of EUROCAE How are the activities funded How can members contribute & What kind of organisation can join Latest activities around UTM ED standards outside of Europe Future of ATM and of standardization …