ENAIRE is the main provider of air navigation and aeronautical information services in Spain, the fourth in Europe by traffic volume, and one of the most important in the world. It is a state-owned company of the Ministry for Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
ENAIRE manages Spanish airspace over a territory of 2,190,000 square kilometres, and an air traffic that transports over 250 million passengers a year on 2 million flights.
Through five control centres, 21 towers, a complete network of aeronautical facilities and equipment, and a staff of more than 4000 professionals, ENAIRE provides en route and approach air traffic services to aircraft throughout Spanish airspace, aerodrome control services in 21 airports, as well as flight information, alert and guidance services. It is the provider of communications, navigation and surveillance services throughout Spanish airspace and in the airports of the Aena network.
Indra is one of the leading global defence, aerospace and technology companies, as well as a leader of the digital transformation and information technology in Spain and Latin America through its Minsait subsidiary. Its business model is based on a comprehensive range of high-value proprietary products and a high degree of innovation, making it the technological partner for the digitalisation and key operations of its customers around the world. Sustainability is part of its strategy and culture, in order to respond to present and future social and environmental challenges. In the 2023 financial year, Indra achieved revenues totaling €4,343 million euros, with more than 57,000 employees, a presence in 46 countries and business operations in over 140 countries.
DFS, as DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is known, is the German air navigation service provider. Every year, DFS and its 5,700 staff ensure that millions of passengers reach their destinations safely and efficiently. We control air traffic in German airspace and ensure that all aircraft are always sufficiently separated from each other. We also make sure that the aircraft under our control reach their destination on time and without major detours, that means in an environmentally friendly manner as possible. We also help to reduce aircraft noise by means of intelligent flight routes and low-noise procedures. We need teamwork and technical innovations to make sure all this happens.
ZURCHER HOCHSCHULE FUR ANGEWANDTE WISSENSCHAFTEN (ZHAW)
Associated Partner
Country: Switzerland
Website: www.zhaw.ch
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW; German: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is one of the largest University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland and is part of the Zürcher Fachhochschule.
Currently, the university has eight departments, covering architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law.
The ZHAW School of Management and Law obtained AACSB accreditation in 2015.
SINTEF (Norwegian: Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning, "The Foundation for Industrial and Technical Research"), headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an independent research organization founded in 1950 that conducts contract research and development projects. SINTEF has 2000 employees from 75 countries and annual revenues of three billion Norwegian kroner. SINTEF has a close partnership with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), started in 1950 when SINTEF was founded. SINTEF has expertise in technology, medicine and the social sciences.
The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2022 revenue and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.
As of 2023, the Boeing Company's corporate headquarters is located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. The company is organized into three primary divisions: Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) and Boeing Global Services (BGS). In 2021, Boeing recorded $62.3 billion in sales.
ENAV is the Italian company that provides Air Traffic Control service, as well as other services for air navigation, in Italy's skies and in 45 national civilian airports. Cruise phases are guaranteed by Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) who operate in the Area Control Centres (ACCs) situated in Brindisi, Milano, Padova and Roma. ENAV carries out this task by guaranteeing to thousands of aircrafts flying daily over our skies the possibility of coexisting in utmost safety. Such services are guaranteed thanks to the commitment of more than 3,300 employees, two thirds of whom involved in operational activities. Professionals with a high level of specialisation who enable the safe navigation of high volumes of traffic with peaks that can exceed 7,600 flights per day
PildoLabs is an engineering company specialized in delivering top of the edge technology and services within the aeronautics and aerospace sectors.
PildoLabs will act as EDGAR Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan leader, creating the EDGAR website, the GBAS portal, EDGAR's social media accounts and press releases.
The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. It is headquartered in Cologne with 35 locations throughout Germany. The DLR is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in national and international partnerships.
The DLR acts as the German space agency and is responsible for planning and implementing the German space programme on behalf of the German federal government. As a project management agency, DLR coordinates and answers the technical and organisational implementation of projects funded by a number of German federal ministries. As of 2020, the German Aerospace Center had a national budget of €1.348 billion.
