2026 Agenda

I have now had more than 30 years of experience providing consultancy services to various players in the aviation industry, and it has been an interesting journey. During this journey, I have seen the entire industry changes drastically in all respects, with changes in the overall governance of the industry, different programmes starting with the EACHIP programme and now SES 2+, new technologies, an industrial landscape that has changed during this period, changes in airspace users, and, very importantly, the significant increase in the maturity of many of the actors in the industry, who have become more mature and capable. This development has placed new requirements on consultancy companies providing services to ANSPs, NSAs, European Commission, and other actors in the industry. Now, the question I often ask myself is whether we as consultants have adapted to this new environment, or whether we are becoming a blocking factor for innovation and creativity.