Frequentis and SINTEF – a Norwegian research institute –, have won pan-European funding to investigate whether productivity in airport tower control rooms can be improved via approaches that have revolutionised other industries, such as car factories and banks.

This joint effort is to find out whether it is possible to apply best practices from productivity improvement in air traffic control rooms without sacrificing safety. The investigation is part of a research project called Zero Failure Management at Maximum Productivity in Safety Critical Control Rooms (ZeFMaP).

The accompanying experiments will be supported by system engineers and ATM experts from Frequentis and air traffic controllers from EUROCONTROL. The project is co-funded by the Single European Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR).

Read more about this Austrian-Norwegian cooperation which is based on Europe's desire to make air traffic more efficient, greener and safer.