Concept of operations for higher airspace published
Delivered by the SESAR 3 JU ECHO project, led by EUROCONTROL, the ConOps defines future operational roles, responsibilities, procedures and infrastructure required to support higher airspace demand
Pushing forward with higher airspace operations in Europe
The ECHO consortium has handed over a fully elaborated European ConOps draft to the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking for finalisation in the coming months.
Third and final ECHO workshop: presentations now available
As part of the ECHO (European Concept of Higher Airspace Operations) project, EUROCONTROL is organising the project's third and final workshop at its Brussels Headquarters.
Watch the video for the latest ECHO project update
EUROCONTROL's Henk Hof, ECHO Project Leader, explains where the project has reached following the second ECHO workshop designed to initially validate the ECHO ConOps, and what lies ahead for this exciting new frontier.
Second ECHO Workshop on Initial Validation
As part of the ECHO (European Concept of Higher Airspace Operations) project, EUROCONTROL is organising the second project workshop on initial validation on 20-21 April 2022, at its Brussels Headquarters.
Regulatory perspectives on emerging higher airspace users
Giovanni Di Antonio, Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)/EASA Higher Airspace Operations Task Force, looks at the innovative regulatory approaches underway to integrate a new community of high airspace users.
ECHO is making space for new high-altitude entrants
Henk Hof, ECHO Project Leader at EUROCONTROL explains how EUROCONTROL and partners are developing a concept of operations for the higher airspace.
First ECHO Workshop: Higher Airspace Demand
As part of the ECHO project, EUROCONTROL is organising a three-day online demand and exploratory workshop taking place from 29 June to 1 July 2021. This will be the first in a series of workshops to outline the ECHO project activities and progress.
Stratobus Project by Thales Alenia Space
An autonomous stratospheric system, High Altitude Platform System, HAPS, including the vehicle itself, its payload and the ground infrastructure.
Airbus Zephyr – Pioneer in the Stratosphere
Zephyr is the world’s leading solar-electric stratospheric High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS).
Dassault Hypersonic Vehicles: High in the Sky
Since Dassault Aviation designed jet aircraft, conquering altitude is intrinsically linked to conquering speed.
Higher Airspace – the New Frontier for Aviation
Henk Hof, ECHO project leader, discusses higher airspace and the project objectives
ECHO Project Kicks Off With 11 Partner Organisations
European concept for higher airspace operations (ECHO), a SESAR 2020 project, was officially kicked off on 12 November.
