New airport HeliosAdviser – We're pleased to release our latest white paper "Enhancing airside operations by improving predictability - Quantifying the benefits". Airport operations generally, and airside operations specifically, are target areas for reducing disruption and delay. Achieving this will deliver financial, operational and environmental benefits, and will also improve the passenger experience. In this HeliosAdviser paper, we describe how improving the predictability of airside activities will deliver these benefits and illustrate how they can be quantified. The paper is based on analysis undertaken by Helios at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, which is adopting the latest techniques to improve operational efficiency. This initiative was part of its "Collaborative Decision Making (CDM)" project. Download a free copy now or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further insight.

We’re delighted to have won our third consecutive contract to provide technical support services to the Industry Consultation Body (ICB) for the Single European Sky. The ICB consists of representatives from all ATM industry stakeholders and was created with the aim of providing advice on the implementation of the SES to the European Commission. Helios has supported the ICB since its creation in 2004 and the new contract runs until 2015.

Same place, same time? This year again, you’ll find our top team at the RAI in Amsterdam where we’ll be exhibiting at ATC Global from 6 to 8 March. If you’d like to meet on the stand, contact Kelly Mosley, so we can arrange a meeting room and make sure we’re around when you call. If you would like to catch up with Helios’ Chairman Mike Shorthose, you might also want to attend the conference. Mike will be chairing the morning sessions on Wednesday, with discussions ranging from changing the culture of ATM, re-thinking ATM funding to dealing with disruption.

Can’t wait for ATC Global? Several of Helios' senior consultants share their views on hot topics affecting ANSPs in ‘ATM talking points', a new publication being distributed at ATC Global, but ready now. If you are not going to ATC Global and would like a copy (or would simply prefer to do some ‘advance reading’), contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SES Annual Report – For the second year running we have been awarded a contract to support EUROCONTROL’s Directorate of Single Sky develop the annual report on the implementation of the SES legislation. The work will be led by Paul Ravenhill, our Technical Director, who says: “Each year this report sets out how well Member States and the National Supervisory Authorities are achieving the obligations of the Single European Sky. It is a key document that enables the European Commission to define actions to ensure successful SES implementation".