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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE OPEN, SAFE AND SECURE ATM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When the world was in the midst (and the worst) of the Covid-19 crisis, it was difficult to imagine that such worldwide catastrophe could potentially bring positive changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, four years after the world came to a complete stop; air travel demand continues to increase much faster than previously anticipated. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), in 2023 international traffic had almost completely caught up with 2019 In other words, increasing the number of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCO) while decreasing the size of their areas of responsibility \u2013 to make traffic management humanly manageable \u2013 is no longer a solution in many cases. The swift post Covid-19 recovery of air travel is now conducive
levels (88.6%). This was supposed to take five years, according to post-pandemic predictions. It took a mere two. Moreover, the disruptions passengers experienced in the year following the end of worldwide major lockdowns due to shortage of staff forced the ATM world to face the fact that its revenue model was no longer viable in an increasingly unpredictable world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to take the opportunity to explore new ways to address air traffic fluctuations by opening-up the ATM world to key technological advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n