Spain’s air navigation service provider ENAIRE has joined the European VERTI-GO (Vertical Operations Ready to GO) project, the organisation announced in a press release. The three-year SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking initiative aims to develop and validate the procedures, services and technologies needed to safely integrate advanced air mobility aircraft, including electric air taxis and cargo drones, into European airspace.
Led by Honeywell Aerospace, the EUR5 million research project brings together 12 European partners, including NATS, EUROCONTROL, Aena, Frequentis, Vertical Aerospace and ODYS Aviation, to address the operational challenges of integrating new aircraft into increasingly complex airspace environments.
As part of the programme, ENAIRE will contribute its expertise in air traffic management, U-space projects and drone traffic management, helping to develop and validate operational concepts that enable crewed aircraft, eVTOLs, cargo drones and conventional air traffic to operate safely together. Research areas will include digital flight planning, process automation, vertiport management and coordination between advanced air mobility operators and air traffic controllers.
ENAIRE will also play a leading role in demonstrations of electric air taxi operations planned for southern Spain in 2028. The trials will assess air traffic management procedures, digital services and operations supporting future advanced air mobility corridors between Málaga and Marbella.
The VERTI-GO project runs from June 2026 to May 2029 and will conduct simulations and operational demonstrations across Europe to support the future deployment of advanced air mobility services.
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Image: Vertical Aerospace’s Valo eVTOL aircraft
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