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The paper presents an assessment of the integration of Mihail Kogălniceanu Constanța Airport in the regional and national intermodal transport network and the impact on the environment of the airport infrastructure development. A research on freight and passenger transport demand on the market in parallel with transport infrastructure development and the investment for transforming the airport into an intermodal node, represent the cornerstone for the authors’ proposal. The research method represents an integrated approach between transport systems such as: road, rail, sea and air services. Economic and social impact will also be analyzed to ensure a sustainable development. Meeting the needs of accessibility and mobility, the analysis will underlie that investments in airport infrastructure represent a development pole local and regional wide. The outcome of intermodal transport growth will be reflected at the level of all environmental factors. Adapting to new operational technologies regarding transport modes for multimodal commuting implies respecting the principles of sustainable development. Thus, an analysis of the internal/external environment of the airport will be accomplished for implementing environmental policy and the management of protected areas. The authors develop solutions for environmental impact reduction, accordingly to the goals of Flightpath 2050.

The main objective of PARE Project is to support the implementation of ACARE 23 Goals. In Year 1 PARE Report, each PARE Objective relates to a relevant Recommendation for Aeronautics in Horizon Europe. Five of the PARE Objectives refer to the Long-range air transportation markets. The methodology of research consists in the establishing of a list of main studies, research on aircraft market based on literature review, a selective and comparative analysis on the achievement linked to Flightpath 2050 objectives, a presentation of main international achievement and furthermore the recommendations to improve the European aircraft offers for the next period. The research was focused on 5 directions: large aircraft market, regional aircraft market, business jet market, helicopter market European Union leadership and military UAVs. Regarding the large aircraft market, the related PARE Objective is to promote a level playing field on this market. The objective aims to build defences against a tendency of World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputations to ignore the fact that European success in the airline market is based on the merits of engineering, quality and efficient operations and not on unfair subsidies. If not properly contained, the long running processes at WTO might become a permanent nuisance. The Report is recommending as solution the development of a strong legal, commercial and technical basis prepared, if necessary, to deal with litigation at the WTO and, preferably, renew the large aircraft agreement between the EU and the USA. Concerning the recent evolutions in regional aircraft market, the Year 1 Report stresses that this market, both jet and turboprop, has an attractive potential for the EU players, mainly A 220 and ATR. However, they face a fierce competition from traditional rivals Canada and Brazil, as well as from newcomers from Japan, Russia and China. The PARE Objective in this field consists in \"Strengthen the position of the EU in the regional aircraft market\" and we generate the recommendation to support the development of European regional aircraft in a world market with an increasing number of competitors and, additionally, to consider synergistic tie-ups between large and regional aircraft suppliers. EU is participating rather timidly in the volatile business jet market. After the analysis undertaken, we can say that only the competitive position of Dassault in large cabin business jets is notable. Its main rivals, Bombardier and Gulfstream, diversified their offer with military applications which considerably improve their business cases parameters. A similar approach by Avanti, however, did not prevent the bankruptcy of the manufacturer. In answering to PARE Objective \"Strengthen the position of the EU in the business jet market \", the Report is recommending a stronger support of the development of European business jets and their expanded use as sensor / surveillance / control platforms. An other major PARE Objective is to maintain or to enhance the current helicopter market EU leadership. Some threats to this position might come from the very ambitious US\'s Future Vertical Lift programme to design helicopters or tiltrotors with: twice the range; 50% higher speed; over twice the hover payload under demanding hot and high conditions, using engines with double power but similar fuel consumption, size and weight. After the PARE analysis, we recommend that EU spends all efforts and all necessary resources to ensure that its industry keeps at least abreast of developments in highpower high-speed helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft with enhanced hot-and-high lift capabilities. The aim here is to safeguard against potential surprise breakthroughs that could change Europe\'s leading market position. Copyright (c) 2019 by First Author and Second Author. Published by the EUCASS association with permission. Sorin Eugen Zaharia, tefan Popescu, Casandra Venera Pietreanu Finally, another priority objective identified by PARE is eliminating the embarrassing EU handicap in industrial development of military UAVs. This field seemed neglected and some un-coordinated efforts, for example in Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAVs, have not been completed. The consequence is the procurement by some EU countries of non-EU equipment. PARE is recommending leveraging the technological capabilities demonstrated in several prototype drones into a coherent European Programme covering all levels, to satisfy internal needs and compete on the world market. The result of analysis undertaken, and the recommendations proposed in the project will be updated and developed in the second- and third-year reports.

Higher education faces many challenges in the way of adapting to the labour market. In the aviation sector, the Competence-based training (CBT) concept and methodology has evolved over a long period of time to increase air traffic safety in all its segments. CBT is based on strictly prescribed standards in terms of theoretical knowledge and practical skills. These standards guarantee that the person can perform jobs prescribed by the workplace. This paper gives an overview of the concepts of recognition of prior learning (RPL) and CBT and proposes their inclusion in the higher education system. For this purpose, an example of ATCO training at the university level and the methodology used for RPL are presented.

Nous vivons dans la civilisation du savoir. Au moins deux ou trois fois par jour, on entend à la faculté, à la télé ou à la radio, on lit ou on prononce couramment des syntagmes tels que «la société du savoir», «l’économie du savoir», «recherche – développement – innovation» ou «éducation/formation continue». Maintes fois, on entend ou on prononce ces mots dans des contextes différents, mais à chaque fois il y a une liaison avec les notions de savoir, connaissances ou formation. Le contexte le plus fréquent est pourtant celui de la compétition.

Nowadays, education represents one of the most active areas within the social framework characterized by reflection, analysis, confrontation and attitude taking. The notions of ‘crisis’ and ‘quality’ are two of the attributes that obsessively appear in the discourses of the experts in sciences of education. Although at first glance the two terms seem contradictory, in fact they are interdependent, raising a very interesting dialectic: without break-ups and controversies, there cannot be changes or improvements. Extensive reforms of the educational systems both at pre-university and university levels reflect profound changes occurring in contemporary society. As far as higher education is concerned, the last decade faced ample reform, which became synonymous with the initiative of developing the European Higher Education Area.