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Envisioning the Future of Global Aviation in Maastricht
March 18, 2005
Compelling images of stress-free air travel and invisibly embedded security procedures were presented by MITRE CAASD at the Air Traffic Control (ATC) meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands from February 1st to February 3rd. The theme of the conference, which drew over 4,000 aviation professionals from 84 countries, was ¿Building Trans-National ATM Services¿ and one of its highlights was the unveiling of SESAME, also known as the Single European Sky Initiative, which is a program created to remove air traffic barriers in Europe. Maastricht Presentation Emphasized Embedding Security  CAASD General Manager Amr ElSawy addressed the conference with a presentation entitled ¿Requirements and Tradeoffs: Securing and Growing Aviation.¿ To illustrate methods for embedding security in every step of the air travel process, the presentation contained two animations which depicted behind-the-scenes security procedures in the airport of the future, from both a traveler¿s and an airport operations¿ point of view.
¿The security process is about free flow,¿ ElSawy explained. ¿It should compliment, not dominate, the travel process. We don¿t start with technology; we start with the needs of the traveler.¿ He recommended a ¿complex system of systems¿ which would connect information, creating a flexible, dynamic, and reconfigurable security network. View the Maastricht presentation and its embedded animations. MITRE Booth Features Animated Demonstrations  During the Conference, The Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre resembled an ATM services bazaar, with the booths of 160 exhibitors from twenty-five countries.
MITRE¿s booth was enlivened by digital demonstrations. The Runway Safety Simulation, an ¿out the window¿ cockpit display, played on one screen while Noise Analysis and End Around Taxiways were demonstrated on PAVE (Portable Airport Visualization Environment). The latest prototype of CAASD¿s new Runway Capacity model, ACATS ( Airport Capacity Analysis Through Simulation), was also demonstrated. Described as a great success by its organizers, the British publisher Janes Information Group, the conference drew a record number of key decision makers and covered a greater array of topics than ever before. The next Maastricht ATC conference will be held February 14¿16, 2006.
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