Croatia Control (CCL) and DFS Aviation Services hosted the first South East ATM Summit (SEAS) held in Cavtat, on September 26 and 27, 2022. The following topics were discussed at the meeting

  • Remote towers
  • Training Opportunities
  • Airspace Management (AMC)
  • Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM)

Representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Kosovo, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia attended the Summit where it was tackled the current and future challenges in air traffic management, the complexity and diversity of which will be increased more and more. The focus was on new technologies and services for the optimization of the European ATM Network.

This event was a result of the cooperation agreement signed at the beginning of this year by CCL and DFS Aviation Services to set the course for future cooperation in commercial business, primarily covering the areas in aviation training and consulting, as well as the implementation of joint projects for ANSPs and airports in South East Europe

CCL presented the implementation of ATCOs in-house training as well as the AMC portal, specially designed for air space management taking into consideration drone operations. DFS Aviation Services presented their activities related to the development of processes and Remote Tower Regulations, a technology considered to be the future of the aerodrome control. All participants agreed that the event is a positive momentum, hoping to grow into a traditional annual event where the experiences and ideas for regional cooperation will be exchanged.