We are excited to present a behind-the-scenes look at TRUSTY’s Final Validation Experiment, recently held at ENAC’s ACHIL simulation platform.
For two weeks, 17 expert air traffic controllers (ATCOs) operated realistic airport scenarios, testing how explainable AI can foster trust in Remote Digital Tower (RDT) environments:
✈️ Toulouse Blagnac Airport (LFBO) — Controllers managed active traffic (pushback, taxiing, takeoff) via radio communication.
✈️ Muret-Lherm Aerodrome (LFBR) — Controllers supervised operations remotely, supported by AI-assisted event detection (video and audio).
Through these simulations, TRUSTY explores how transparency and explainability can empower controllers to work safely and effectively with AI systems — shaping the future of digital aviation.
A big thank you to all the colleagues and teams from for their contribution and dedication to this important milestone! 👏
Mälardalen University (Mobyen Uddin Ahmed, Shaibal Barua, Mir Riyanul Islam),
Sapienza Università di Roma (Pietro Aricò, Giulia Cartocci),
ENAC – École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (Christophe Hurter, Alexandre Veyrié, Sara Kebir, Theodora Nikolitsopoulou),
Deep Blue (Elizabeth Humm),
and the SESAR Joint Undertaking
🎥 Watch the video below to see highlights from the validation experiment!
🔎 Want to learn more? Read the full news article here.
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