NEEDED project

🛫 NEEDED's Contributions to #Airport Air Quality Modeling 🌍 This graphic shows how Meso-NH (an atmospheric model) represents the atmospheric concentrations of pollutants in airports, specifically the plumes (clouds of emissions) from aircraft. ✈️ The NEEDED project is improving the way Meso-NH represents these plumes (clouds of concentrations) from aircraft, thanks to the implementation of an advanced method to simulate these plumes. 🌫️🔬 Credits: Sabatier et al., 2021. The image was provided by ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab. 🧑🔬🇫🇷

Founded in 1963, EUROCONTROL is a pan-European, civil-military organization supporting European aviation, with 41 Member States and 2 Comprehensive Agreement States.   Committed to the European Union’s vision for a Single European Sky, EUROCONTROL is actively supporting its Member States and civil and military stakeholders (including air navigation service providers, airspace users, airports and aircraft/equipment manufacturers) in a joint effort to make aviation in Europe safer, more efficient, more cost-effective and with a minimal environmental impact.   Its activities touch on operations, service provision, concept development, research, Europe-wide project implementation, performance improvements, coordination with key aviation players at various levels as well as providing support to the future evolution and strategic orientations of aviation.   In the NEEDED project, EUROCONTROL will: 1) Coordinate and review the technical activities within the different technical Work Packages to maximize accuracy and robustness of the proposed modelling approaches, 2) Ensure compatibility and compliance of the modelling methods & tools with the external end-user requirements, 3) Coordinate with international working groups, policy community, end-users (e.g., airports), other EU projects and the SESAR3 work programme, 4) Define and coordinate a Pilot Study over 3 airports to demonstrate the added values of the NEEDED toolchain as a whole and of each modelling component developed in the different technical Work Packages.

How does air quality affect our bodies? 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ Our #health is inevitably impacted by external factors, particularly #airquality. The NEEDED project studies new methods and solutions for improving the quality of air intake at airports. Follow us for more information about it! Università degli Studi di Udine Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Global aviation drives sustainable development, bringing together people, businesses, and communities while supporting trade and tourism. Safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective air transport is a crucial component of a broader mobility strategy aimed at achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Supporting the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) should be considered imperative by governments and aviation businesses worldwide. The global aviation sector plays a role in each SDG, some in minor ways and others with significant influence. Follow us to discover more about aviation's impact on SDGs! Università degli Studi di Udine Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Meet one of the partner of the NEEDED project Università degli Studi di Udine! Let’s see something more about them! The University is actively involved in student and staff exchange projects with universities within the EU and is currently engaged in close collaboration with several universities from Eastern Europe and other non-EU countries. Moreover the University participates in many research projects at national and international level. The present number of students enrolled at the University is approx. 15000. In NEEDED, UniUdine will deliver a methodology to estimate missing aircraft performance parameters for near-airport flight operations. Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

🔍 Find more about NEEDED from John Stewart, President of #UECNA. He has been recognized several times as one of Britain's most effective environmental campaigners, specializing in transport issues and noise pollution. What is #UECNA? Union Européenne Contre les Nuisances Aériennes was founded in 1968 by three citizens who suffered from aircraft noise: Maître Guillot, a lawyer from France; André Looten, from Switzerland; and Pastor Kurt Oeser, from Germany. Today, they continue to work to represent, inform, and protect citizens affected by the adverse impacts of air traffic at European airports. Don't miss this opportunity to gather unique perspectives from industry leaders! #PartnershipSpotlight #InterviewSeries 🌟

The #aviation field could be a key element for a more sustainable world. What is NEEDED's #contribution? Our partners are working to #improve air quality assessment at the local scale based on real #traffic and enhanced #emissions inventories using a high spatio-temporal atmospheric model validated by measurements at airport hot spots. Follow us for all the news from our journey! Università degli Studi di Udine Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Innovative research brought us to the #moon 55 years ago! 🌑 🚀 Did you knew? In 1962, US President John F. Kennedy spoke about going to the moon when much of the technology needed to reach the lunar surface and return was not yet available. Just 7 years later, we witnessed one of the most important events in #history. Imagine a world where taking an airplane does not cause #Air and #AcousticPollution. The NEEDED project is working towards these #sustainable goals. We believe that #research is the key to achieving incredible results, such as landing on the moon! Follow us for more insights on NEEDED project! Università degli Studi di Udine Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

🔍 Here is the NEEDED project through an interview with Sergi Alegre, who holds the role of Director General at Airport Regions Council. Join us as we discuss ARC, the association of regional and local authorities with airports situated within or near their territories. With a wide range of expertise, ARC aims to maximize the benefits generated by airports and minimize their environmental impact to improve the quality of life for citizens living nearby. Don't miss this opportunity to gain unique perspectives from industry leaders! #PartnershipSpotlight #InterviewSeries 🌟

What is the goal? 🎯 Through advanced data-driven models and methods for accurately estimating #aircraft #emissions, the project ensures its direct impact on defining the next generation of #AirTraffic Management regulations and policies, with EUROCONTROL’s involvement. How is NEEDED progressing? 🗺 NEEDED conducts thorough local #air #quality assessments and experimental #noise measurements at #Rotterdam #Airport. The project drives innovation, promotes #sustainable #aviation, and revolutionizes our approach to aircraft technologies' environmental impact. Università degli Studi di Udine Flightradar24 Delft University of Technology ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab ANOTEC ENGINEERING SL LEAD TECH srl OpenSky Network HOPE Horizon Europe project CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency