Our Innovation Hub is gearing up for a 🚀 #HAO higher airspace operations simulation with the Italian CAA! 🇮🇹
👉 A real-time simulation project for #HAO and commercial suborbital flights in Italian airspace kicked off last week at #EIH the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub as part of a special agreement between ENAC - Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (the Italian CAA) and EUROCONTROL.
The project team, composed of ENAC representatives led by Giovanni Di Antonio, FRAeS, Director of Technological Innovation, alongside personnel from ENAV (the Italian #ANSP air navigation service provider) and Aeronautica Militare (the Italian Air Force), met to define the operational scope of the simulation.
🚀 The simulation aims to explore the accommodation of suborbital transport operations in Italian airspace, including the future Grottaglie Spaceport. It is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025, and will be performed in close cooperation with the SESAR 3 ECHO 2 project and the EUROCONTROL #NM Network Manager's iNEO strategic project.
The collaboration 🤝 between ENAC, ENAV, Aeronautica Militare and EUROCONTROL represents a concrete commitment to enabling new modes of aerospace transportation in Italy.
The project will leverage the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub's simulation platforms, aligning with our strategic objective to first accommodate & then integrate new entrants into airspace.
👉 More info: Stefano Tiberia
Looking forward to the Farnborough International Airshow! Be sure to visit Makino at Challet C603 and say hello! ✈️🚀