THE CONTROLLER
The Controller – 2026, Issue 1
Journal of Air Traffic Control
Editor: Nicola Nì Rìada
Contents
From the Editorial Team
Welcome from EVP Europ
Code of Conduct
Welcome to Bucharest
IFATCA 2026 Organizing Committee
Resistance or Responsibility
Cleared for the Future: The New ATC Value Chain
ROMATSA, Leader in AIM Evolutions: FF-ICE
Advancing an Air Traffic Control Tower Through Technology and Innovation
LRBV – The Second Airport in the World Built from Scratch with DATS
Uganda 2027
Abu Dhabi to Bucharest: IFATCA PLC’S Journey
TOC Update – Our Work Over the Last Year
Changing the IFATCA Constitution and Administrative Manual (CAC)
Andropause/Menopause: The Future is Not Just for the Young
Tribute to Dr. Jaco van der Westhuizen
IFATCA at IPAAC
IFATCA Training Task Force: From Platforms to People
2026 International women’s Day
Spoofing is Nothing New GNSS Radio Frequency Interference
Tomorrow’s Voices: Keeping the Next Generation at the Radar
Climate Impulse
IFATCA @ ICAO
From Telephone Calls to Digital Coordination
What are We Afraid of? Digitization, Al, and Air Traffic Control
It’s Not the Traffic, It’s the Accumulation
Strategic ATCO Retention in an Era of Global Mobility
Modernizing Air Traffic Control
Update of SESAR Activities/ ICAO Study on Women in Aviation
Welcome to Our Newest Industry Partners
Meet Our New Industry Partners: Skeydrone, NACO & Scioteq
Conference 50 Years Ago
Philippe Domogala
NAV Portugal: From the Classroom to the Ops
A Bit of Serendipity from IFATCA’s Speak English Program
Classic Controller: 1999

