How Can Airports Ensure Safety and Efficiency Amid Growing Air Traffic?

Airport Industry News
Tiana May
19 November 2024

As global air travel continues to recover and surpass pre-pandemic levels, airports must manage increased flight traffic while maintaining safety and efficiency. What’s more, with the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, this demand is anticipated to increase further, bringing additional complexities and challenges.

Advanced Air Traffic Management Systems

Modern air traffic management (ATM) systems are essential to handling increased air traffic volumes. Tools like automated routing, real-time weather data integration, and artificial intelligence (AI)-based traffic predictions can optimise airspace use and reduce delays.

In Spain, air navigation and aeronautical information services are managed by Enaire. Alberto Rodríguez de la Flor, Enaire’s Head of Systemic Analysis and Human Performance participated in Global Mobility Call, highlighting how modern, advanced technologies are central to enhancing safety and managing higher volumes of air traffic. Indeed, Rodríguez de la Flor stated that predictive tools can identify potential types of accidents and the conditions in which they could occur, facilitating a proactive approach to prevent them. This contrasts to a primarily reactive approach that was previously relied on.

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