35th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

09 - Crewed and Uncrewed Aircraft Operations and Traffic Management

VALIDATION OF TRADITIONAL COMPETENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT AND EXPERIENCE-BASED AUTHORISATION FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

J. Meier¹, M.-M. Temme¹, R. Hunger¹, S. Shetty¹, M. Hagl¹, O. Ohneiser¹, M. Finke¹; ¹German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

This work demonstrates how experience-based, data-driven competency assessment can complement traditional endorsement schemes in air traffic control. The results show that flexible, constraint-based deployment decisions can be supported without compromising safety, providing an empirical basis for evolving endorsement and rostering concepts under fluctuating traffic demand.


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DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0568