The guest of this episode is Xavier Pretat, the Head of Fatigue Risk Management at ENAC in Toulouse. We covered the following main points:

• the impact of fatigue on ATCOs and typical fatigue level
• how to manage fatigue and why there is a need for that
• what is fatigue management about: measuring and taking corrective measures or preventing it altogether
• how does COVID crisis impact on ATCOs fatigue
• links between fatigue in the cockpit and fatigue at the control sector
• changes in fatigue management in the next 5 years and in the next 50 years

The guest of this episode is Romain Hericher, the former Operational Strategy  Director at Dubai Airports in the United Arab Emirates. We covered the following main points:

• how is A-CDM  seen in the Middle-East
• How can A-CDM work outside of the EUROCONTROL area, or without a network manager
•  Is it easier to implement A-CDM at an airport like Dubai where there is only one dominant airline and one dominant ground handler
• Aspects of managing capacity at DXB which is open around the clock, even with an outbound peak during the night 
• Challenges related to A-CDM in the Middle East

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The guest of this episode is John van Hoogstraten, the Operations Director at Cyrrus. We  talked about the expertise of consulting companies and how they contribute to the ATM industry, as well as the following interesting aspects:

• role of consultancies and what do they bring to the table for the ATM industry
• life cycle of a consulting project and the interaction between the players involved 
• view on neutrality and independence of consultancy companies
• aspects of working different roles in operations, operational management and consulting and lessons learned thereafter

The guest of this episode is Jochen Bauer, the Director Sales & Marketing at Guntermann & Drunck. We talked about KVMs and how they are solving user challenges in the ATM industry.

• What are the roles and advantages of KVM switches and extenders in ATC
• Are there features that are specific to ATM
• Does G&D develop specific products on request 
• Are there ATM features that later got used by non-ATM customers and vice-versa (i.e. features from other industries coming to ATM)
• What is the future of KVM switching 

The guest of this episode is Robert Koster, the founder of AerLabs. We looked into the topic of aircraft and drone noise as well as a few other related aspects:

• Impact of aircraft noise (and emissions in general) on aviation, airports, air routes
• Current picture globally and in Europe in regards to noise. Where is it the noisiest
• How is noise measured
• Noise mitigation measures from airports and ANSPs
• Perceived noise versus real noise 
• View on the noise coming from drones
• How noise sensitivity could increase when traffic restarts

The guest of this episode is Axel Knutsen, the VP Unmanned Traffic Management at Avinor, the ANSP of Norway. We talked about the current developments regarding drones and UTM deployment in Norway. We will cover the following related topics:

• Who are the UTM players in Norway, who did develop and deploy the system
• What features does it provide to drone operators and to ATCOs
• Which other parts of the company are impacted
• How many flights get registered on a typical week or month and what is their nature 
• Do operators stick to their plans and how is this handled if they do not
• What are the next steps for the UTM program in Norway