SlotMachine is an EU-funded project that uses blockchain technology to create a marketplace for airlines to exchange runway takeoff slots. The project started in October 2020 and runs until the end of 2022.
The project involves a consortium of air traffic technology firm Frequentis, EUROCONTROL, which coordinates cross border air traffic control, the Austrian Institute of Technology, the University of Linz in Austria and Swiss Air.
Air traffic slots aren’t purely for takeoff timing. They also regulate the time of landing and flight route.
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