Shaping the Future of Aviation: Call for Contributions for Aerospace Magazine's Special Issue
- The current air transport system needs new technologies for efficiency and sustainability.
- The aerospace special issue focuses on future airspace and air traffic management.
- Contributions on new air traffic concepts and technologies are welcome until 30 September 2024.
The current air traffic system is reaching its limits. The traditional principle of dividing the airspace into sectors, assigning one air traffic control unit, and organizing traffic via one radio communication line is no longer capable of handling peak traffic numbers. Moreover, additional services like fuel-optimized maneuvers, traffic flows with reduced climate footprint, and the integration of new vehicles are struggling with the current airspace organization and the availability of air traffic controllers. As such, novel techniques such as sector-less control, digital assistants, and datalink need to be further researched and combined into operational concepts for future air traffic management.
The upcoming special issue of Aerospace Magazine is dedicated to the latest advances in technologies and operational concepts that offer solutions for a future airspace and air traffic management design. The DLR Institute of Flight Guidance, in the person of Dr Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal, Dr Bernd Korn and Ingrid S. Gerdes, is contributing to this special issue as guest editors.
The editors of this special issue invite researchers to submit papers on flexible airspace structures, solutions for higher automation, and technologies to overcome the current single sector air traffic management. The focus of this issue will be on the potential for a more efficient and sustainable airspace for future operations. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2024.
Further information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace/special_issues/Q3D2TMWTXW