The operation is part of the ISSEC project.
Ineco has provided technical support and specialized consultancy to ENAIRE in an operation carried out within the Canary Islands airspace, enabling the safe integration of an unmanned stratospheric platform HAPS (High Altitude Platform System) developed by MIRA Aerospace, together with a stratospheric balloon operated by TAO, into conventional air traffic, while maintaining established safety and coordination standards.
Framed within the scope of Higher Airspace Operations (HAO)—an environment that requires specific management due to its operational complexity and the authorizations associated with this type of activity—this collaboration has contributed to progress in the integration of new types of aircraft into managed airspace.
The take-off of the Apus Neo 18 aircraft from the stratoport at the Fuerteventura Technology Park required the development of specific operational coordination procedures, as well as close collaboration among all stakeholders involved. In this context, Ineco contributed its technical and regulatory expertise to make the operation feasible.
This activity forms part of the ISSEC project, industrially led by Telespazio Ibérica (Leonardo Group) in a joint venture with Pegasus Aero Group. The technical execution of the project has involved the participation of CATEC as the authorized operator, reflecting strong collaboration among companies and institutions within the aerospace sector.
The flights carried out will allow the validation of stratospheric platforms as tools to support emergency management through the transmission of real-time data to the Geoinformation Centre, with applications in wildfire response and disaster management.
This initiative adds to other recent work carried out by Ineco in the field of higher airspace, such as the coordination of the Rockoon operation in La Gomera, which combined a stratospheric balloon and a launch vehicle for access to space. Both initiatives reinforce the company’s leadership in the operational and regulatory management of innovative air operations and contribute to the advancement of new concepts linked to air mobility and the use of airspace.
