Publications
Dossier No.37 – Dealing with Unforeseen Situations in Flight – Improving Aviation Safety
The conference organised by AAE in 2011: “Air transport pilots facing the unexpected”, revealed the importance of human operational behaviour in the management of unforeseen situations in flight. Indeed, contrary to what is often assumed, the unforeseen is the daily ...
Dossier No.36 – What future for European aeronautics and space industries?
In an increasingly global environment, Europe is struggling to sustain its growth and is losing ground in many fields. Aeronautics and space however are exceptions, representing activities in which Europe still ranks as a world leader. It is important not ...
Dossier No.35 – Air Traffic and Meteorology
The impact of weather conditions on air transport is obvious to any passenger: what frequent flyer has never been confronted with patches of turbulence or delays due to bad weather conditions? This simple observation merely confirms that the atmosphere is ...
Annals 2008-2010 (Volume 2) – Communications
The annals of the Air and Space Academy give an overview of the highlights of the previous year. During the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Academy continued its efforts to achieve its two strategic objectives: a broadening of its ...
Annals 2008-2010 (Volume 1) – Works
The annals of the Air and Space Academy are intended to give an overview of the highlights of the past year. During the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Academy continued its efforts to achieve its two strategic objectives: the ...
Opinion n°4 – The eruption of the Eyjafjöll volcano and its consequences on European air traffic
In this opinion, issued in 2011, these are the lessons to be learned and the recommendations to be put in place following the eruption of April 2010 to prevent such a situation from happening again. [ Download free PDF version ...
The Opinions No.3 following adoption of the European Regulation on Investigation and Prevention of Accidents and Incidents in Civil Aviation
This opinion, issued in 2011, examines the adopted Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation ...
Dossier No.34 – Long-Term Strategy For European Launchers
The Air and Space Academy has always shown a keen interest in space policy, expressing its support for an ambitious European approach on numerous occasions in this Dossier series. Any space policy relies on adequate access to space. From the ...
Dossier No.33 – Aiports and their Challenges
Airports are essential infrastructures for the economic and social development of surrounding regions. They are forced to adapt constantly in order to meet the various challenges facing them, in particular regularly evolving security demands. They attempt to provide an optimal ...
The Opinions No.2 on the Proposal for a European Regulation on Investigation and Prevention of Accidents and Incidents in Civil Aviation
This opinion, issued in 2010, focuses on the draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation ...
Dossier No32 – Risk-Taking
The Academy organised a symposium in Toulouse from 4 to 6 February 2008 on “Risk-taking, a human necessity that must be managed”. This event allowed operational people who were aware and accustomed to risks in various forms to express themselves ...
Annals 2001-2007 (Volume 1) – Works
The purpose of the Annals is to give an overview of events that occurred over the past year. However, the Academy temporarily interrupted their publication in the year 2000. The abundance of subjects to be dealt with obliged us to ...
