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Dear colleagues, the IFATSEA EuroGroup-conference 2025 took place in Zurich 23-25 April Please find the welcome speeches of EC, IFATCA and ATCEUC hereunder Keynote video msg by Mr. Frederik Rasmussen – European Commission Welcome video msg by Mr. Frederic Deleau EVP Europe IFATCA Welcome video msg by Mr. Volker Dick president ATCEUC. Costas Christoforou –​​ IFATSEA Director…

Dear colleagues, Find the link to the document “CATS CONOPS for Future Skies”* which outlines several key points regarding ATSEP professionals and their evolving role in the context of future skies and digital transformation of air traffic management.  * A Concept of Operations (CONOPS), developed by CANSO in collaboration with stakeholders including IFATSEA, outlining an…

IFATSEA was present at the 14th ANC at ICAO, please read IFATSEA at the 14th ICAO Air Navigation Conference – IFATSEA. please find the press release of this conference ..http://www.atsep.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IFATSEA-Communique-ANC14.pdf

Another successful IFATSEA Euro-conference has come to its end  and I feel the need to thank the European ATSEP community for the achievement of the goals set for this conference!  My deep appreciation to the organizing committee of ATSEPA and their president Mrs. Camelia Elisei-Iliescu, for all the hard work they have done before and during the conference. Many…

It is with great sadness and sorrow we heard that our President Thorsten Wehe, our dear friend has passed away on the 11th of February. He was at the age of 55 years old. He was fighting against the disease, with courage and dignity for some time. Indeed, he stood strong in his post during our…

 Please find attached the new joint press release from all the PSOs in Europe ”Expect Delays due to shortage of operational staff’‘

It was half a century ago, in Brussels on the 12th of November 1971, when a meeting was convened with the presence of the first founding members of the International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations – IFATSEA. Our best wishes for all ATSEP across the world for all their great commitment a devotion to serve…

supported by Eurocontrol, IFATCA and IFATSEA moderated the Fly AI webinar on the 30th of June on the topic ”AI training & change management in aviation”. If you like to view this webinar, recording is available on AI training & change management in aviation | EUROCONTROL

On 25 February, the SESAR – JU organized a webinar for Cybersecurity in ATM. This was an initiative by IFATSEA and IFATSEA presented on behalf of PSO’s, their views on this crucial topic., .Indra and Thales presented their solutions/tools for a holistic approach in cybersecurity in ATM. A lot of interesting stuff was revealed during…

In 2019 the EC ordered a study which should highlight the situation for the ATM sector, the issues ATCOs are facing and how this will change in the next 15 years or more, given also the age pyramid, recruitment requirements, training, automation and evolving skills required for ATM personnel. The study was commissioned by DG MOVE…

The ICAO Manual on Human Performance for Regulators (Doc 10151) has been launched online. ICAO Human Performance Manual | EASA Community (europa.eu) ATSEP isn’t addressed but chapter 2.3.1 addresses EQUIPMENT.

Please find attached the consolidated slide deck from the PRB consultation meeting on revision of targets for RP3, comprising he contributions of the professional staff in the PRB virtual meeting report, as well an interview given by the IFATSEA European director Costas Christoforou. This material and more will be published on the SES webgate: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/eusinglesky/node_en

EASA has published the ED Decision for the  update of Annex XIII of Regulation (EU) 2017/373  ED Decision 2020/020/R | EASA (europa.eu) Below the words of Mr. Ken  Engelstad, ( ATM/ANS Expert) key figure and coordinator of this huge effort from the ATSEP expert group (IFATSEA was a member of this group and participated throughout the process)…

The AISA project organized its first workshop on the 16th of September 2020. During the online event, the consortium presented the draft Concept of Operations for the proposed new ATM Artificial Intelligence Situational Awareness System. Please find the presentation delivered on the AISA workshop is available for download in pdf format from the website: https://aisa-project.eu/events.php

9 aviation staff organisations – representing all categories of staff in our industry – issue a ‘Time to Rethink!’ statement, calling for a safe, social & sustainable recovery. Our statement highlights Europe’s aviation staff organisations’ views, concerns & proposals regarding the COVID crisis & Europe’s recovery strategy for aviation. It calls for social & environmental sustainability, an end…

EC consultation launched a draft proposal on ‘Aviation – COVID-19 response (Single European Sky, performance & charging, 3rd reference period)’, including a draft implementing regulation on exceptional measures for the third reference period (2020-2024) of the single European sky performance and charging scheme due to the COVID-19 pandemic: