We are proud to announce that Manuel Soler, Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and director of our research group (Aircraft Operations Lab), has been nominated for the 2026 edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize. This international award recognizes outstanding scientific work aimed at finding scalable solutionsContinue reading “Manuel Soler, Head of the Aircraft Operations Lab, Named Global Finalist for the Prestigious 2026 Frontiers Planet Prize”
Category Archives: Sustainability
ClimAtion project launches to advance climate-smart aircraft operations
Kick-off meeting held on 26 March 2026 in Madrid The national research project ClimAtion – Climate-Smart Optimal Aircraft Operations for Next Generation Aviation has officially launched following its kick-off meeting on 26 March 2026 in Puerta de Toledo campus of UC3M. The project aims to transform aircraft operations by embedding climate impact considerations directly into flight planning,Continue reading “ClimAtion project launches to advance climate-smart aircraft operations”
Launching water rockets at Madrid es Ciencia 2026
On March 20, the Aircraft Operations Lab from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) took part in the XV Feria Madrid es Ciencia, held at La Nave in Madrid. This flagship science outreach event organized by the Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d brought together universities, research centers, schools, and companies through more than 700 interactive activitiesContinue reading “Launching water rockets at Madrid es Ciencia 2026”
Robust Evaluation of Neural Networks Trained on the OpenContrails Dataset
Our latest study, “Robust Evaluation of Neural Networks Trained on the OpenContrails Dataset” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing In this work, Irene Ortiz Abuja examines the limitations of current contrail detection models trained on geostationary satellite data and discuss implications for real-world use and future dataset development. Complementary toContinue reading “Robust Evaluation of Neural Networks Trained on the OpenContrails Dataset”
Feasibility of integrating multiple climate impact estimation models to enhance confidence in environmentally-friendly aircraft trajectory optimization
Our latest study, “Feasibility of integrating multiple climate impact estimation models to enhance confidence in environmentally-friendly aircraft trajectory optimization,” has been published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. In this work, Abolfazl Simorgh proposes a robust approach to enhance the reliability of climate-optimized flight planning by simultaneously accounting for two key sources of uncertainty: 1. Weather forecastContinue reading “Feasibility of integrating multiple climate impact estimation models to enhance confidence in environmentally-friendly aircraft trajectory optimization”