Today's episode was recorded at the Airspace World in Geneva and Vincent's guest is the CEO of PANSA - Magdalena Jaworska. Magdalena tells her story of joining the ATM industry and re-joining the Polish ANSP, gives updates about the ANSP's current situation, what are the plans for the future as regards the Agency's products and services to be offered to the market, drone traffic development in Poland and about the direction of PANSA after the recent turbulent times. Magdalena talks about gender equality status in Poland and shares her advice for young females considering  a career in ATM. At the end, the discussion turns toward motivating and attracting young talents to the industry and tackling environmental issues.

This episode opens the new season of our podcast series. Vincent's guest today is Cliona Mimnagh - the Safety Manager Terminal Services at AirNav Ireland. We hear about Cliona's career path,  what are the goals of safety in ATM an how is it managed, how do colleagues with engineering and with operational backgrounds work together, how is the safety unit organised within the ANSP, how are the two sides of safety dealt with - the management of hazards and the project side i.e. safety assessment. We learn about safety work division in the COOPANS Alliance and how the safety work is devided and managed between the new Irish ANSP and the regulator and what were the main opportunities and challenges to handle in this new set up. At the end, Vincent asks the new signature question of this season.

In this podcast episode David Perez - the CEO of DataBeacon and MD of Innaxis, talks about what Data Beacon is and what are its offerings, shares his views about data analytics industry in the US and in Europe, certification of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) tools for ATC. We learn about DataBeacon's recent implementation of the ADS-B based solution for AFIS officers, provided in 6 airports in the UK, and what could the future bring in terms of ADS-B only, AI and ML based tools in ATC.  David also shares his ideas about the ATM in the next 5 and 50 years from now.

In today's episode Vincent interviews Jouhayna AlMheiri - Senior Air Traffic Control Officer and On-The-Job Training instructor from the UAE. Jouhayna tells her story of becoming an Air Traffic Controller, what skills and abilities are useful in this job, what lifestyle and mode of work the ATCOs have, what has been her experience of being an Emirati woman doing the demanding job of an ATCO and what are her views on the developments in ATM in the next 5 and 50 years. Jouhayna also shares about her YouTube channel on the basics of ATC.

In this episode Vincent hosts the two guests - Stephan Wollschläger and Dietmar Weishaupt who talk about what T-Systems product has been provided to Berlin Airport, how was it possible to implement the pre-departure sequencer in only 6 months,  what are the lesons learned from that process, what are their visions for the next 5 and 15 years as regards the development of A-CDM and more.

In this podcast episode Vincent meets Kate Arlouskaya - in charge of administration and marketing at ANSART, and Serge Miranovich - the CEO of the company. Firstly, the guests explain what ANSART does and what are its offerings to the market, then we hear views about the advantages of being an SME-size company in the ATM industry. The guests talk about what is special about their products and whether in-cloud / in-browser solutions are the future, or perhaps already the reality in air traffic surveillance? At the end, we learn where can we find ANSART at the Inter Airport Europe 2023 event in Munich, and of course what are their forecasts for the next 5 and 15 years in our industry.

In this podcast episode, Vincent Lambercy interviews Julian Sube, co-founder of Skysquitter, a company that operates an ADS-B network across Europe. Julian discusses the unique approach of Skysquitter, which owns all the receivers for their network, providing more control and higher data quality compared to crowdsourced networks. He also highlights the additional services they offer, such as live weather information and data processing. Julian emphasizes the advantages of working with smaller companies, including flexibility, faster response times, and a customer-oriented approach. Looking ahead, he predicts better ADS-B integration, fewer terrestrial navigation aids, and the need for a strategy to integrate commercial drones into existing procedures. In the longer term, Julian envisions a larger role for artificial intelligence in ATM and the integration of space operations into air traffic control systems.

Time Based Separation or TBS is a great way to improve airport capacity. This is now in operation at Amsterdam Schiphol airpot and we discuss how this project went and dive deep in the details in this episode with Sebastiaan de Stigter, who is the TBS project manager with Dutch ANSP LVNL.

Roles are swapped in this special episode! Vincent goes from being the host to being guest, with Stojanche asking questions. We get a look back at the last seasons, rom why we do this podcast in the first place, how it all started, to what we learned doing it, recalling fun moments and discussing how it will continue in the future.

Our today's guest is John Franklin - Head of Safety Promotion at EASA. We talked about what actually is the definition of safety, how a mature safety organisation perceives and manages it, how will safety evolve along with introducing more and more technologies into ATM, what is the philosophy of safety, what is the "Summer 2023" safety campaign all about and who is it designed for, and of course, what will the next 5 and 50 years bring in terms of changes in safety.

Our today's guests are Max Bezzina - the CEO of INGENAV and Richard Landreville - the principal and founder of Betterizon Consultants Inc. We talked about the idea and the team behind the "CHarlie" project and its goals, we discussed if the AI - based tools for ATCOs will replace humans from the job, or if they will remain just as a support in the future, certification of the AI tools and their compatibility with various ATC systems, and of course, what will the next 5 and 50 years bring in the context of AI and Air Traffic Control.

Our guest today is Paul Stevens, the CEO of the Mayflower College. We talked about  standardization of ATC phraseology, how speaking to non-native English speakers is addressed in the training, the role of empathy in speaking with foreigners, communication tips for native English speakers, when to use plain English in ATC, the effect of stress on communication, what changes in communication between ATCOs and pilots we can expect in the future, and our signature question - what will the next 5 and 50 years bring in terms of communication in ATC?

Our today's guest is Christian Woborsky - the Product Manager OneControl at ADB Safegate. We talked about the company - how did it start, develop and what are its offerings. We discussed if the standardisation and configurability of ATC tools help reducing their cost,  involving clients, in this case - ATCOs, in the process of designing and modifying the ATM software, how to deal with replacing the existing ATC tools with new ones and, as always, what will the next 5 and 50 years bring in ATM.

Our guest today is Klaus Meier - the CTO of Skyguide. We talked about Virtual Centres and what is so special about them, what does location independence mean, what is the current state of play of the Virtual Centre in Switzerland, was the Covid-19 time a challenge or an opportunity for Skyguide, the role of Skyguide in the standardisation of Virtual Centres, lessons learned from the implementation process, how does Skyguide deal with recruiting new talents, closure of the Swiss airspace in June 2022 and, of course, our signature topic - what will the next 5 and 50 years bring into ATM.

Our today's guest is Kristian Lavin - the CEO of TowerHouse Studios and an active ATCO in Estonian Air Navigation Services. Today's topic was about the ATC Simulation Game - "Flight Level" developed by TowerHouse. We talked about its features, intended users, how to get up to speed to play the game, why active ATCOs play it and at the end our signature topic - evolution of ATM industry in the next 5 and 50 years from now.

Our guest Francine Carron is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program Manager at Skeyes. We discussed the following topics:The guest's personal career path and current position.What ANSPs can do in terms of sustainability and CSR.The status of CSR at skeyes and ATM in general.Diversity and Integration in ATM.Vision of CSR and ATM in 5 and 50 years.

In this episode, we dive right into the signature question ourselves. Vincent Lambercy, the CEO of FoxATM and Julija Razmislaviciene, the managing Director of FoxATM Baltics discuss our vision of the operational and technical aspects of air traffic management (ATM). While also considering organizational and other elements that come up. If you would like to take a shot at answering our questions, please let Vincent know via his email: vincent.lambercy@foxatm.com.

Our guest for this episode is Claude Levacher, the CEO of SkySoft-ATM. He joins us in this episode to discuss the following air traffic management (ATM) topics:Personal introduction and career path.The company history of skySoft-ATM and its working relationship with Skyguide.Bringing developers and air traffic controllers closer together for successful innovation.The benefits for Skyguide to work with SkySoft instead of joining a more extensive alliance such as iTEC with several air navigation service providers.ATM video recording technology brought outside to the control room industry.Cross-feeding between ATM and non-ATM activities.Cultural differences between international organizations.Evolution of ATM industry for the next 5 and 50 years from now.

In this episode, we look back to 100 years of ATC and talk about IFATCA with our guest Marc Baumgartner. We discuss the long history, the factors making ATC what it is today, and how IFATCA participated into that. And as always, we close-up with our typical question about Marc's view of ATC in 5 and 50 years.

Our guest Cate Bichara is the head of inclusion and diversity at Skyguide. We discussed the following topics:The guest's personal career path and current position.What psychological safety is and the four pillars to promote safety together with cross-industry examples.How to bring management on board with putting psychological safety as a priority.Cultural and generational differences and the tools to enable inclusion.What the guest expectations and goals are as an ambassador of diversity in a male dominated industry.The guest's vision of diversity and inclusion in ATM.Vision of ATM in 5 and 50 years.