| Published | Article | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2026 | Airspace World 2026: SkAI and roster discussions SkyRoster’s 2026 Lisbon recap covers Community Edition discussions, the SkAI assistant concept and feedback from ATM professionals. | Industry and events |
| 23 May 2025 | Airspace World 2025: 28 demos, 14 roster sessions 28 demonstrations, 14 rostering sessions and a presentation by Florin Mijea: the SkyRoster team’s report from Airspace World 2025 in Lisbon. | Industry and events |
| 2 May 2025 | Airspace World 2025: the Lisbon programme The historical programme for SkyRoster at stand H2878 in Lisbon: ATC planning demonstrations, staff workflows and evaluation discussions. | Industry and events |
| 19 March 2025 | From fatigue policy to daily practice Connect an ANSP’s fatigue-management policy with roster rules, review responsibilities, staff reporting and operational changes. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 3 March 2025 | SkyRoster Decoded: the rostering podcast SkyRoster Decoded launched in March 2025 with AI-generated audio on workforce scheduling, fatigue-management policies and ATC planning. | Automation and technology |
| 24 February 2025 | When the roster outgrows the spreadsheet Assess the work around your ATC spreadsheet: staff records, approvals, demand, reporting and the effort needed to keep them connected. | Automation and technology |
| 9 January 2025 | Constraint optimisation, guided by planners Bring ATC demand, controller qualifications and staff preferences into one planning process, with constraint optimisation and clear planner review. | Automation and technology |
| 20 October 2024 | Air Traffic Controllers Day 2024 A message of thanks to controllers and planning teams for ATCO Day 2024, with context for the historical trial promotion. | Industry and events |
| 26 September 2024 | See where ATC staffing falls short Model ANSP staffing by qualification, unit and time period to compare coverage, overtime and the effect of different planning assumptions. | Rostering practice |
| 13 March 2024 | Assess a rostering platform through everyday tasks Evaluate a rostering platform through real tasks, from maintaining qualifications and approving leave to reviewing assignments and payroll data. | Automation and technology |
| 23 November 2023 | Connect the teams behind the ATC roster Connect ATC demand, staff records, requests and reporting so teams can plan and review changes using shared information. | Rostering practice |
| 20 July 2023 | Manual or automated ATC rostering? Compare manual and automated ATC rostering through the work planners do: calculations, changes, communication and review. | Automation and technology |
| 19 July 2023 | Moving ATC planning beyond spreadsheets Move ATC rostering to a shared platform while retaining the planning knowledge in your existing files, checks and workflows. | Automation and technology |
| 29 June 2023 | Coverage, training and qualifications in one roster Connect coverage, qualifications, leave, training and duty rules so planners can assess the full effect of an ATC roster assignment. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 21 June 2023 | Bringing ATC constraints into one roster Bring coverage, qualifications, availability and working-time rules together so planners can see how each assignment affects the roster. | Rostering practice |
| 16 May 2023 | Custom or standard rostering software? Compare standard, configured and custom ATC rostering software through functional fit, delivery effort, integration and long-term ownership. | Automation and technology |
| 19 April 2023 | Simulation: overtime across 96 controllers A May 2022 simulation examined how 118 overtime shifts were distributed across 96 controllers, with a one-week tactical analysis. | Case studies |
| 10 April 2023 | Simulation: 120 ATCOs, 37 overtime shifts An April 2022 simulation added 24 controllers to a 96-person workforce and produced 37 overtime shifts under the stated assumptions. | Case studies |
| 16 March 2023 | Airspace World 2023: what we discussed SkyRoster’s report from Geneva, with rostering demonstrations, ambassador meetings and a presentation on scheduling for 24/7 operations. | Industry and events |
| 22 January 2023 | Airspace World 2023: the Geneva programme The historical announcement of SkyRoster simulations and demonstrations at stand C25, Airspace World 2023 in Geneva. | Industry and events |
| 24 December 2022 | FoxATM joins the SkyRoster ambassador programme The December 2022 announcement welcoming FoxATM to the SkyRoster ambassador programme, with an overview of its ATM work at the time. | Industry and events |
| 17 December 2022 | Our first ambassador: Global Aviation Specialists The December 2022 announcement welcoming Tom Harris and Global Aviation Specialists Limited as the first SkyRoster ambassadors. | Industry and events |
| 14 December 2022 | Rest, recovery and the role of the roster Distinguish operational duty and rest rules from broader wellbeing ideas when discussing ATCO fatigue management and roster design. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 11 December 2022 | The SkyRoster ambassador programme The December 2022 launch of a programme connecting ATC experience with SkyRoster product evaluation and implementation discussions. | Industry and events |
| 28 November 2022 | Test the roster before choosing the platform Use ATCO roster prototyping to compare staffing, shift patterns, qualifications and overtime before a wider software implementation. | Automation and technology |
| 21 November 2022 | What makes an ATCO duty roster fair? Define what fair duty distribution means for your ANSP, then use strategic rostering to compare assignments, preferences and coverage. | Rostering practice |
| 24 October 2022 | Give controllers a clear way to request changes Bring preferences, leave requests and shift swaps into a clear workflow that planners can review against ATC coverage and scheduling rules. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 17 October 2022 | A clearer path to a shift swap Follow a shift swap from employee request through agreement, rule checks and planner approval to the updated shared roster. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 10 October 2022 | Choose a rostering platform for your ANSP Define your ANSP’s requirements, compare the full implementation scope and test a representative roster with the teams who will use it. | Automation and technology |
| 3 October 2022 | How duty changes affect the ATCO roster Review working time, rest opportunities and staff requests as part of an ANSP’s wider fatigue-management and roster-review process. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 26 September 2022 | Make the rostering business case clear Measure planning effort, overtime and the full cost of change to build a rostering automation business case around your own operation. | Rostering practice |
| 31 August 2022 | Where roster administration takes your time Count the repeated entry, checks, requests and reporting behind a roster before deciding where automation could help your team. | Automation and technology |
| 6 July 2022 | Plan breaks alongside position coverage Bring breaks and working-position coverage into the same ATC plan, with configured rules and a clear review of operational changes. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 28 June 2022 | Roster access and requests for controllers Give controllers a clear view of published assignments, planned breaks and request status through connected rostering workflows. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 7 June 2022 | More time for roster planning Use consistent roster data to spend less time preparing reports and more time reviewing hours, coverage, duty distribution and overtime. | Rostering practice |
| 23 May 2022 | More certainty around the next shift Give shift workers more useful notice, a way to express preferences and a clear process for requesting and reviewing changes. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 11 May 2022 | Connect roster access, requests and reporting Assess how shared roster access, staff requests and reporting could reduce repeated work across your ATC workforce-planning process. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 27 April 2022 | Plan rest within an ATC roster Review duty patterns, rest opportunities and changes to worked hours as part of a fatigue-management process for ATC operations. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 14 December 2021 | Review rest across the ATCO duty pattern Review the full sequence of ATC duties, rest and worked hours, including the effects of changes after the roster is published. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 24 November 2021 | ATC rostering on a restricted budget Focus an ATC rostering evaluation on demand, overtime, repeated administration and the full cost of implementation. | Rostering practice |
| 17 November 2021 | Plan staffing around sector openings Connect working positions, sectors, configurations and opening times to build an ATC staffing plan for tactical allocation. | Rostering practice |
| 10 November 2021 | Less repeated work for ATC roster planners Use roster generation, shared requests and competency records to reduce repeated data handling while keeping planner review in the process. | Automation and technology |
| 3 November 2021 | SkyRoster at World ATM Congress 2021 SkyRoster’s historical Madrid report covers pandemic-era planning, product demonstrations, remote towers and prospective collaborations. | Industry and events |
| 20 October 2021 | Air Traffic Controllers Day 2021 SkyRoster’s message for Air Traffic Controllers Day, 20 October 2021, with details of the historical one-day subscription offer. | Industry and events |
| 14 October 2021 | Roster choices that affect life outside work Review weekend duties, holidays, staff preferences and shift swaps to make an ATCO roster more useful for personal planning. | Fatigue and wellbeing |
| 8 October 2021 | Is your ATC rostering process ready to change? Assess the signs that ATC rostering may benefit from a dedicated platform: repeated checks, disconnected records and changes to published plans. | Automation and technology |
| 1 October 2021 | ANSP roster prototype: the first results Part 4 compares winter and summer simulations for 81 controllers, with coverage gaps, overtime assumptions and a proposed follow-up scenario. | Case studies |
| 21 September 2021 | ANSP roster prototype: the demand and leave Part 3 of the historical simulation: build a MANROO pattern, derive staffing demand from 104 weeks of sector openings and allocate leave. | Case studies |
| 10 September 2021 | ANSP roster prototype: the people and skills Part 2 of the historical simulation: represent 81 controllers, their qualifications, unit memberships and project-specific validity settings. | Case studies |
| 2 September 2021 | ANSP roster prototype: the starting point Part 1 of a historical ANSP modelling project: establish the scope, prepare staff data and configure leave and duties before simulation. | Case studies |
| 27 August 2021 | Prepare your first SkyRoster roster Prepare demand, staff records, availability and scheduling rules for a SkyRoster evaluation, from configuration to planner review. | Rostering practice |
| 19 August 2021 | ATCO rostering during the pandemic A 2021 perspective on ATC rostering during the pandemic: changing demand, workforce preparation and the case for testing assumptions. | Automation and technology |
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ATC rostering in practice
Duty patterns, sector coverage, overtime and staff requests. Explore practical articles, roster simulations and news from the SkyRoster team.