Simon Hocquard, CANSO’s President & CEO, says that great achievements are air traffic management’s stock in trade.
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Simon Hocquard, President & CEO, CANSO
Future operations are not a daunting prospect but an opportunity to showcase the progress we have made."
Future operations must accommodate some daunting goals. They must leave no-one behind and yet speedily integrate cutting-edge solutions. They must be interoperable and yet responsive to a myriad of individual needs. They must drive our sector towards net-zero carbon emissions and yet handle more traffic and more complexity than ever before.
Incredible achievements are ATM’s calling card 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Future operations are not a daunting prospect but an opportunity to showcase the progress we have made – and continue to make – every day.
So, what is the next step? One answer that immediately springs to mind is Airspace Asia Pacific. From a technology point of view, there will be some incredible advances on display. The strides we are taking every day to integrate advanced air mobility (AAM) into traditional airspace, for example, must be seen to be believed.
Most importantly, though, Airspace Asia Pacific is a forum for collaboration. Given that all stakeholder groups are represented among the registrants, it is here that some crucial conversations will take place. Airspace Asia Pacific is an engine that drives innovation to implementation and is a vital cog in the ATM machinery.
Which leads me to a longer answer to the “next step” question. The aviation value chain must keep working together, ensure our goals are aligned and develop the toolkit needed to allow all parties to achieve their goals. We want regulators to be confident in our solutions, we want airspace users to benefit from greater efficiency, and we want the entire world to enjoy sustainable, affordable air connectivity.
CANSO is the right association to lead ATM forward. The CATS roadmap is a clear indication of our response to the trust being shown in us. The diversity of input, from airlines to regulators to academia, means that our eyes, and our minds, are wide open to all possibilities. We are agile and prepared. We know our starting point; we know our destination.
Operational excellence is a lofty goal. But, in truth, air navigation service providers achieve it every day. The complexity we are seeing in certain sections of airspace is unprecedented, but some 5 billion passengers will take-off and land safely in 2025, even as AAM starts to take hold and space launches become common occurrences.
And they must do it all while prioritising safety on a limited budget.
But I find the challenge exciting rather than daunting. I am confident that air traffic management (ATM) will achieve all this and more and I am equally certain that my optimism is well-founded.
The truth is that ATM has never been short on great ideas. From the earliest communication systems to such modern concepts as system-wide information management (SWIM), we have always innovated, and we have always put safety first. Simply, the 100,000 or so commercial flights per day would not be able to happen unless the ATM sector had consistently overcome its challenges with safe, viable, far-sighted solutions.
We always want to do more. And there are many reasons why we don’t always see our ideas implemented with the speed we would like. Whether it is funding or regulatory approval, there are plenty of boxes to tick before a system or product can go live.
But never doubt the determination or the end result. At the recent ICAO Assembly, the motivation to transform our skies and create positive momentum was crystal clear. CANSO played an extremely active part in the Assembly proceedings, and our input was well-received by all parties. We emphasised the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) roadmap for the decades ahead and the technologies and collaboration that will get us to our goal of safe, seamless and sustainable skies.
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Simon Hocquard, CANSO’s President & CEO, says that great achievements are air traffic management’s stock in trade.
Incredible achievements are ATM’s calling card 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Future operations are not a daunting prospect but an opportunity to showcase the progress we have made – and continue to make – every day.
And they must do it all while prioritising safety on a limited budget.
But I find the challenge exciting rather than daunting. I am confident that air traffic management (ATM) will achieve all this and more and I am equally certain that my optimism is well-founded.
The truth is that ATM has never been short on great ideas. From the earliest communication systems to such modern concepts as system-wide information management (SWIM), we have always innovated, and we have always put safety first. Simply, the 100,000 or so commercial flights per day would not be able to happen unless the ATM sector had consistently overcome its challenges with safe, viable, far-sighted solutions.
We always want to do more. And there are many reasons why we don’t always see our ideas implemented with the speed we would like. Whether it is funding or regulatory approval, there are plenty of boxes to tick before a system or product can go live.
But never doubt the determination or the end result. At the recent ICAO Assembly, the motivation to transform our skies and create positive momentum was crystal clear. CANSO played an extremely active part in the Assembly proceedings, and our input was well-received by all parties. We emphasised the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) roadmap for the decades ahead and the technologies and collaboration that will get us to our goal of safe, seamless and sustainable skies.
Future operations must accommodate some daunting goals. They must leave no-one behind and yet speedily integrate cutting-edge solutions. They must be interoperable and yet responsive to a myriad of individual needs. They must drive our sector towards net-zero carbon emissions and yet handle more traffic and more complexity than ever before.
Future operations are not a daunting prospect but an opportunity to showcase the progress we have made."
Simon Hocquard, President & CEO, CANSO
So, what is the next step? One answer that immediately springs to mind is Airspace Asia Pacific. From a technology point of view, there will be some incredible advances on display. The strides we are taking every day to integrate advanced air mobility (AAM) into traditional airspace, for example, must be seen to be believed.
Most importantly, though, Airspace Asia Pacific is a forum for collaboration. Given that all stakeholder groups are represented among the registrants, it is here that some crucial conversations will take place. Airspace Asia Pacific is an engine that drives innovation to implementation and is a vital cog in the ATM machinery.
Which leads me to a longer answer to the “next step” question. The aviation value chain must keep working together, ensure our goals are aligned and develop the toolkit needed to allow all parties to achieve their goals. We want regulators to be confident in our solutions, we want airspace users to benefit from greater efficiency, and we want the entire world to enjoy sustainable, affordable air connectivity.
CANSO is the right association to lead ATM forward. The CATS roadmap is a clear indication of our response to the trust being shown in us. The diversity of input, from airlines to regulators to academia, means that our eyes, and our minds, are wide open to all possibilities. We are agile and prepared. We know our starting point; we know our destination.
Operational excellence is a lofty goal. But, in truth, air navigation service providers achieve it every day. The complexity we are seeing in certain sections of airspace is unprecedented, but some 5 billion passengers will take-off and land safely in 2025, even as AAM starts to take hold and space launches become common occurrences.