ENAIRE and COCESNA will share best air navigation practices for safer and more sustainable aviation

ENAIRE has signed a memorandum of cooperation with COCESNA, the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services, which brings together Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The agreement was signed during ‘Airspace World 2025’, taking place from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 May in Lisbon, Portugal.

Airspace World‘, the most prominent global event on airspace management and air mobility, is being held by CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) from 13 to 15 May at the Feira Internacional in Lisbon

Both entities have agreed to strengthen and formalise their relationship, enabling and promoting the implementation of joint projects and cooperation activities. They recognise the importance of sharing best practices and collaborating within the field of air navigation, with the mutual aim of contributing to a more resilient, safe, efficient and sustainable aviation sector.

Last March, a COCESNA delegation visited ENAIRE’s headquarters in Madrid to learn about ongoing projects and to foster closer ties between the two entities, in an effort to strengthen cooperation. This collaboration has now been formalised through this agreement.

Airspace World is the most prominent global event on airspace management and air mobility. It began last Tuesday and runs until tomorrow, Thursday, May 15, at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), Portugal. Organised by CANSO (the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation), it has brought together leaders in both manned and unmanned aviation, air navigation service providers, technology innovators, and officials from over 145 countries to help shape the future of global skies.

At this global event, keynote speeches, interactive panels, and live demonstrations have focused on automation, sustainability, urban air mobility, and the safe integration of drones and aircraft into shared airspace. It has also featured programmes such as Tomorrow’s Voices, designed to inspire and connect the next generation of aviation professionals.

[Juan Carlos Trabanino, CEO (Executive President) of COCESNA and Enrique Maurer, Director General of ENAIRE].

About COCESNA

The Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA) is a non-profit, public service International Organisation for Central American Integration, with legal status and financial autonomy, established on 26 February 1960. 

COCESNA holds exclusive rights to provide services involving air traffic, aeronautical telecommunications, and radio navigation aids within the territories of its member states (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua).

About ENAIRE

ENAIRE is the air navigation service provider in Spain.

As a company of the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility, it provides air traffic control services during the en route and approach phases of all flights to and from Spain and overflights. In addition, it manages communications, navigation and surveillance services from ENAIRE in the airspace and the entire AENA airport network in Spain and provides aerodrome air traffic control services in 21 airports, including the busiest.

ENAIRE is the fourth largest European air navigation service provider, and it is a member of international partnerships A6 Alliance, SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Joint Undertaking, SESAR Deployment Manager, iTEC, CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) and collaborates closely with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

ENAIRE has received the highest score in Europe on the aviation safety key performance indicator for four years in a row. It has also been awarded the EFQM 600 Seal for its safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable management of air navigation services.