We are delighted to share that Abolfazl Simorgh, Assistant Professor at the Aircraft Operations Lab (UC3M), has been awarded second place in the 2025 SESAR Young Scientist Award. This prestigious international recognition highlights outstanding early-career research shaping the future of aviation and air traffic management. Abolfazl’s work focuses on climate-friendly aircraft trajectory optimisation, integrating non-CO₂Continue reading “Aerospace Operations Lab Student Awarded 2nd Place at the 2025 SESAR Young Scientist Award”
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Integrating non-CO2 climate impact considerations in air traffic management: Opportunities and challenges
Within the framework of the RefMap project, the Aircraft Operations Lab from Carlos III University of Madrid has worked on a recent study published in Transport Policy by researchers Fateme Baneshi, María Cerezo-Magaña, and Manuel Soler. Their research explores how changing flight paths to be more climate-friendly can reduce the impact of aviation on climateContinue reading “Integrating non-CO2 climate impact considerations in air traffic management: Opportunities and challenges”
Interview with María García: Top 5 Finalist in STEM Talent Girl for Research on Green Aviation
The Aircraft Operations Lab at UC3M is proud to highlight the remarkable achievement of María García, a promising young student currently pursuing her first year in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Leon, and a participant in the STEM Talent Girl program. Under the mentorship of our researcher, María Cerezo Magaña, this talented student hasContinue reading “Interview with María García: Top 5 Finalist in STEM Talent Girl for Research on Green Aviation”
Concept of robust climate-friendly flight planning under multiple climate impact estimates
In this study, we address the problem of uncertainty-aware climate-optimized flight planning. The spatiotemporal dependency of aviation-induced non-CO2 climate effects can be incorporated into flight planning tools to generate climate-friendly flight plans. However, estimating climate impact is challenging and associated with high uncertainty. To ensure the effectiveness of such an operational measure, sources of uncertaintyContinue reading “Concept of robust climate-friendly flight planning under multiple climate impact estimates”
Robust 4D climate-optimal aircraft trajectory planning under weather-induced uncertainties: Free-routing airspace
Aircraft Operations Lab’s latest research paper, ‘Robust 4D climate-optimal aircraft trajectory planning under weather-induced uncertainties: Free-routing airspace’ has been published in the Journal of Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Writen by Abolfazl Simorgh as main author, our research within the ongoing RefMap project introduces an innovative methodology for climate-optimal flight trajectory planning inContinue reading “Robust 4D climate-optimal aircraft trajectory planning under weather-induced uncertainties: Free-routing airspace”