Check out the winners!
The final results have been announced and we’re happy to congratulate all of the winners and runner ups. Every year the competition gets tougher and tougher, and our judges are really working harder to make their selections.
Please join us in congratulating the list below!
Overall Excellence
ATMB CAAC: Shenzhen AAM Collaborative Operations Validation
Collaboration and community
“It takes a village”, we’ve all heard this before, but now more than ever it is time for our industry to embrace the concept. This award highlights projects showcasing cross-industry collaborationto drive sustainable, flexible and more efficient ATM operations.
Winner
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Sustained Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations in Shared Airspace Enabled by Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM)
Runner Up
NATS, AZANS, CAAM, skeyes: Green Aviation Insights (GAIN)
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
Our industry needs to attract and retain new talent to help ensure the future of aviation. Projects that demonstrate successful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes helping to identify future talent and skills. These projects address not only technological skills, but also a workforce that is representative of the world we live in, providing a rich variety of views and experiences that will help promote aviation as a desirable industry to work in.
Winner
JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport: JFKIAT’s DEIB program
Runner Up
El Nuevo Diarios: Quiero ser piloto
Unleashing the potential of drones and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Projects which acknowledge and address the impact that commercial drone operations have on society and/or the use of airspace, including opportunities and challenges of integration and the widespread advancements of drone applications. Paving the way for the integration and growth of AAM operations.
Winner
ATMB CAAC: Shenzhen AAM Collaborative Operations Validation
Runner Up
Wing Aviation: London Health Bridge
Innovation to enable sustainable future skies
Driving advancements in technology, automation, and operations to shape the skies of tomorrow. Projects that explore the latest innovations in air traffic management, demonstrating how cutting-edge technologies such as digitisation, virtualisation and AI can enhance performance, efficiency, safety, sustainability and capacity in airspace operations.
Winner
Oro Navigacija: UTM Safety Net – ATM Traffic Alerting for ATM/UTM Conflict Prevention
Runner Up
NAV CANADA: Digital Twin – Sector Performance Optimizer
Building a resilient ATM framework for the future
As we’ve seen from recent world events, regional conflicts and extreme weather have had an impact on aviation. Projects that support resilience to disruptions and unforeseen events in ATM and maximise operational performance ensuring both safety and service continuity in extreme circumstances is possible.
Winner
SINTEF: SEC-AIRSPACE – Cyber Security Risk Assessment in virtualized AIRSPACE scenarios and stakeholders’ awareness of building resilient ATM
Runner Up
ESSP (European Satellite Services Provider): Iris Service: The Next-Generation Safety Datalink for Smarter Skies