Certiflight will perform an inspection flight over the runway of an Italian airport

March 19, 2024

Certiflight will demonstrate the runway inspection use case during the Mediterranean Aerospace Matching event on March 20 to 22, 2024.

An airplane taking off

EuroUSC, the communication consulting company specialized in the dissemination of European research projects, will be present this Thursday 21st March during the Certiflight inspection flight at Grotagglia airport, located in southern Italy and belonging to the province of Taranto, in the Puglia region.

The flight will be a demonstration of the project's technical capabilities to inspect the pavement, runway strips, safety areas and visual aids. The objective is to demonstrate that Certiflight is a useful tool for airport runway inspections because the proper maintenance of airfield facilities is vital to maintain safety and avoid potentially fatal accidents.

In addition, the test will allow the technicians to obtain valuable information on the status of Certiflight's technology to continue working on its further development.

Certiflight is a European project, funded by EUSPA, which uses the Galileo OSNMA feature to certify the flight tracks of drones and ultralight aircraft inside VLL airspace.

The test flight will be part of the Mediterranean Aerospace Matching, which will be held from March 20th to 22nd. It is a convention with an innovative format featuring exhibitions areas, conference session, round tables a matchmarking platform and flight demonstrations.

Taking advantage of its presence in Italy, EuroUSC will also participate in the test flights carried out in Naples by Radius, another European project focused on improving the safety of the railway industry, of which EuroUSC is a partner.