A new feature article by our director, Dr. Manuel Soler (Professor of Aerospace Engineering at UC3M), has been published in Fundación Muy Interesante. The article highlights our lab’s ongoing research and coordinated European initiatives to address the critical non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation, specifically contrails. While sustainable aviation strategies traditionally prioritize CO₂ reduction, recent scientificContinue reading “Aircraft Operations Lab Research on Contrail Mitigation Featured in Fundación Muy Interesante”
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“Reducing Emissions is Not Enough”: SINC Features Aircraft Operations Lab Researchers on the Future of Sustainable Flight
The Aircraft Operations Lab is making headlines as researchers María Cerezo Magaña and Manuel Soler Arnedo were recently featured in an in-depth report by the Spanish scientific news portal SINC. The article, written by Eva Rodriguez and titled “Emitir menos no basta, el futuro de la aviación pasa por volar distinto” (Reducing emissions isn’t enough; the futureContinue reading ““Reducing Emissions is Not Enough”: SINC Features Aircraft Operations Lab Researchers on the Future of Sustainable Flight”
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”
Aircraft Operations Lab’s Multiple Contributions to the 5th ECATS Conference
The Aircraft Operation Lab team participated last week in the 5th ECATS International Association Conference, held from 27 to 29 January in Brussels. The conference brought together leading scientists and experts to exchange the latest research on the formation, evolution, and climate impacts of aviation. Our colleagues from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at UniversidadContinue reading “Aircraft Operations Lab’s Multiple Contributions to the 5th ECATS Conference”
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”