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”
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María Cerezo reaches the semifinal of Solo de Ciencia 2026
María Cerezo, lecturer and researcher at the Aircraft Operations Lab (Aerospace Engineering Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), has reached the semifinal of Solo de Ciencia 2026, a scientific outreach competition organized by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). This initiative brings together researchers from across Spain to communicate their work through engagingContinue reading “María Cerezo reaches the semifinal of Solo de Ciencia 2026”
Aircraft Operation Lab Group at 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 Operation Lab Group at the 5th ECATS Conference”
PhD Research recognised with the Luis Azcárraga Aeronautical Innovation Award 2025
We are pleased to share that Raúl Quibén Figueroa, PhD researcher at the Aircraft Operations Lab (UC3M), has been awarded the Premio Innovación Aeronáutica Luis Azcárraga 2025, granted by Fundación ENAIRE. The award recognises the paper “Feasibility studies on regional aircraft retrofitted with hybrid-electric powertrains”, co-authored with Andrea Cini and Rauno Cavallaro (Barcelona Supercomputing Center).Continue reading “PhD Research recognised with the Luis Azcárraga Aeronautical Innovation Award 2025”
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”