Events
Airspace World 2025
Events
Airspace World 2025
Airspace World is the world’s largest exhibition and conference in the field of air traffic management. From 13 to 15 May, thousands of trade visitors from all over the world will have the opportunity to find out about the latest trends and developments in this field in Lisbon.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) will be at the event with several exhibits at stand #H1710. Both present current research on the future of air traffic management. Visitors can expect to see interactive demo systems and research results on:
- Air Taxis and Vertiport Management
- Flexible Air Traffic Controller Deployment
- Flight Centric Air Traffic Control
- Instructor Support for Performance Based Training
As leading research organisations, DLR and NLR provide independent, cutting-edge research and solutions to support Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), airports, airlines and Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs). Their presence at the event underlines a shared commitment to improving the resilience, efficiency and safety of the global aviation system, while promoting sustainability and reducing operating costs.
Airspace World 2025 is the premier global event bringing together leaders in manned and unmanned aviation to shape the future of ATM. The conference will feature discussions on topics such as innovation, sustainability, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity, with the aim of fostering collaboration and driving progress towards a safer and more efficient aviation ecosystem.
Visit both research organizations at stand #H1710 to discuss and experience how independent research and expertise can contribute to ATM innovation! We look forward to welcoming you in Lisbon.
Topics On display at Stand #H1710
Vertiport Management
The functional design and the technical equipment of vertiports and vertiport networks are both a challenge and a key driver for the operational deployment of air taxis and the provision of urban air mobility (UAM) services. DLR presents its recent research on vertiports including the design and operation of individual vertiports on a micro-level, but also extended to the macro-level by addressing vertiport airspace network management and network optimization. In addition, the opportunities and challenges of integrating air taxi services and vertiport operations into an airport environment and controlled airspace are under investigation.
Flexible Air Traffic Controller Deployment
As part of the SESAR project “Increased flexibility of ATCO validations – V3” (IFAV3), DLR is demonstrating the way how newly developed algorithms would enable a more flexible ATCO deployment to sectors. Based on sample data, the demonstrator setup shows the results of skill/competency monitoring calculation for fictional controllers, and at the same time the options for deployment to the used Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre sector structure. This demonstrator not only provides insights into how floating skill/competency indicators would replace today’s binary ‘endorsed’/’not endorsed’ practise, but also shows the increased number of options for a deployment compared to traditional endorsements.
Flight Centric ATC
DLR presents the results of validation simulations of the SESAR project “Flight Centric ATC” (FCA), which were conducted together with the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Service Enterprise using the upper Ukrainian airspace as an example. This airspace can be rated as a medium complexity operating environment. Above flight level 275, a total of 21 sectors, which are currently controlled by four area control centres, have been consolidated into a single, flight-centric ATC airspace. In this airspace, controllers were working in single-person operations supported by various FCA-specific air traffic control tools, namely conflict detection and resolution, task manager, measuring tool, filtering, probing and short-term conflict alert.
Instructor Support for Performance Based Training (INSPECT)
With Performance Based Training (PBT), NLR seeks to support personalised training through enhanced performance metrics, learning analytics and support to all stakeholders in the learning and development process. Learning Analytics often focuses on the needs of training managers. In the INSPECT project, NLR supports the learning process itself by supporting the instructor acquire insight into trainees’ cognitive process, related to Situational Assessment, Workload Management and Problem Solving & Decision Making. The INSPECT project resulted in two prototypes to support analytics within a training session: an Instructor Live Tool, which provides real-time insights into the trainee’s Situational Assessment and a Debrief Tool that allows instructors to review and analyse training sessions with trainees focusing on the three cognitive competencies. NLR will demonstrate both tools.
Presentations and Walking Tours
Join one of the SESAR JU Walking Tours or attend the one of our presentations in the hall theaters. During the guided tours, you’ll be able to see and try first-hand some of our current research results and achievements.
To see the following, please take part in one of the SESAR JU Walking Tours, which all start at the Europe For Aviation stand (H1894). For more information, see www.sesarju.eu/AirspaceWorldWalkingTours2025.
Tuesday 13 May
| Tour No. | Tour Time | Presentation at Stand H1710 | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour 1 | 10:10-11:50 | ATM-U-space interface and airspace reconfiguration service (ENSURE) | Juergen Teutsch, NLR |
| Tour 4 | 11:05-12:20 | Navigating climate complexity – non-CO₂ effects and contrail forecasting (CICONIA) | Philippe Masson and Fabrice de Bony, Airbus |
| Tour 5 | 11:30-13:10 | Integration of space operations at the European network level (ECHO2) | Sven Kaltenhaeuser, DLR |
| Tour 7 | 13:00-14:25 | Dynamic management of aircraft configuration and route structures (DYN-MARS) | Fethi Abdelmoula, DLR |
| Tour 8 | 15:00-16:35 | Vertiport operations: development of an integrated U-space / ATM CONOPS (EUREKA) | Andrew Hately, EUROCONTROL |
Wednesday 14 May
| Tour No. | Tour Time | Presentation at Stand H1710 | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour 9 | 10:00-11:35 | On the radar: Flight centric operations (FCA) | Tobias Finck, DLR |
| Tour 12 | 12:30-13:30 | Cybersecurity risk assessment in virtualised airspace (SEC-AIRSPACE) | Tim H. Stelkens-Kobsch, DLR |
| Tour 12 | 12:30-13:30 | The VISORS approach to SESAR validation | Joonas Lieb, DLR |
| Tour 12 | 12:30-13:30 | Flexible ATCO deployment to sectors in upper area control (IFAV3) | Michael Finke, DLR |
| Tour 14 | 14:10-15:15 | Green operations with geometric altitude, advanced separation and route charging solutions (Green-GEAR) | Tobias Bauer, DLR |
| Tour 16 | 14:45-16:00 | HUCAN: Holistic unified certification approach for novel systems based on advanced automation | Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal, DLR |
Note: Tours last around 75 minutes and are open to all attendees – no registration required. Just show up at the Europe For Aviation stand and join in!
Theatre Presentations
| Title | Speakers | Theatre | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transforming skies: Flight Centric ATC as a game changer | Dmytro Tereshchenko, Ella Pinska-Chauvin, Mara Weber, Predrag Terzioski, Tobias Finck | Viasat Theatre | 14.05.2025 | 12:00 |
