Skeyes

Rapport
Annuel

2024

SUSTAINABILITY BASED
ON COOPERATION

By putting people at the heart of its strategy, skeyes has always been able to fulfil its public service mission with the utmost efficiency.

This is reflected in the continuous improvement in its operating performance. However, as a public company, skeyes wants to go further and expand its social role by making a positive contribution to public interest initiatives, and by increasing the number of partnerships and cooperation projects with local players who are building a sustainable world

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AS AT 31/12

PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

97 new employees were hired in 2024.
2 competitions for recruitment of air traffic controllers were organised
41 air traffic controller trainees started their training.
4 experienced foreign air traffic controllers began their training as part of the “senior ATCO” recruitment programme. ».
19 newly trained air traffic controllers started working with the operational teams.
982 employees as of 31 December 2024.

A PARTNERSHIP TO MAINTAIN SKILLS

6 years of partnership between skeyes and Entry Point North and the creation of the joint venture Entry Point North Belgium (EPNB), which continues to provide training at the skeyes site, using state-of-the-art infrastructure.
1272 days of training were received by skeyes operational staff in 2024.
146 air traffic control simulation sessions were organised.
317 scoaching sessions were delivered to ATCO students by experienced colleagues alongside their air traffic controller training programme, with the Belgian Armed Forces also participating.
374 training courses on systems and equipment were provided to technical staff (ATSEP) via skeyes’ subsidiary, EPNB.
1180 number of participants in these technical training courses..

WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP WIND ENERGY

skeyes’ mission is the safety of air traffic. It therefore also ensures that interference between wind turbines and surveillance and navigation systems is kept to a minimum. For years, skeyes has been working to broaden the sector’s horizons by reducing the safety distances required between wind turbines and air traffic management equipment. It does so by deploying new technologies - such as new radars that are less sensitive to interference, multilateration, or satellite navigation, which do not interfere with wind turbines. skeyes is also streamlining its radars, in partnership with the Belgian Armed Forces. skeyes is an essential partner for the safe and harmonious development of wind energy.

20/06/2024

skeyes and the Belgian Armed Forces have presented a joint roadmap for the Belgian wind energy sector to increase the number of production sites.

+1,5 GigaWatt

of additional wind power generation is provided for in the roadmap.

570 applications were submitted to skeyes for the construction of new wind turbines during 2024.
+24% increase in wind turbine installation applications compared to 2023.
+47% increase in applications for wind turbines in 2 years.
305 applications have already been approved by skeyes as at 31 December 2024.

RECYCLING, MOBILISING AND REUSING TO REDUCE THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRIN

74% of the company’s total vehicle fleet consists of green vehicles (electric, hybrid and CNG).
+9% compared to 2023.
57% of the company’s total vehicle fleet consists of electric vehicles. Since 2017, skeyes has partnered with Out of Use, an organisation specialising in the responsible management of electronic waste.
39 tonnes of electronic waste were collected between 2021 and 2024 for recycling or reuse. The best way to manage waste is to avoid producing it. Plastic waste has become a major environmental problem, with impacts on public health. skeyes has entered into a partnership with Dripl, a company that installs drinks and water dispensers for reusable containers.
154335 containers were saved at skeyes in 2024.

ENCOURAGING SOFT MOBILITY

Not focusing entirely on electric vehicles, skeyes has set up a long-term bike leasing scheme for staff. This bike leasing initiative encourages healthier commuting and plays a crucial role in reducing the carbon footprint associated with mobility.

15% of skeyes employees travel by bicycle. The bike leasing programme will encourage even more people to join the collective effort to reduce our ecological footprint.
01/01/2024 skeyes provides a shuttle service from Brussels Airport station for employees travelling to work by train. Since 1 January 2024, this shuttle service has used electric vehicles exclusively.

TAKING ITS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY

In 2024, skeyes continued its cooperation with the international social enterprise Close the Gap, which aims to reduce the digital divide by collecting high-quality second- hand IT equipment. This helps to support educational, social and medical projects in emerging and developing countries.

skeyes had the pleasure once again of taking part in the YOUCA (Youth for Change and Action) day of action, an annual initiative which gives students the opportunity to spend a day working in a company and donating their wages to projects supporting the education of young people around the world. In 2024, the funds raised through YOUCA supported youth projects in Burundi (Spring Communities) and Gaza (TDP, Theatre Day Productions).

15000€ skeyes has contributed to the “Warmste Week” and “Viva for Life” charity projects, which provide support for disadvantaged children in Belgium. Through a sporting challenge for its employees, skeyes was able to donate a total of €15,000 to these organisations.
386 hot meals were prepared and distributed by a team of skeyes volunteers in cooperation with its catering supplier, Compass Group Belgium, during Opération Thermos, which is dedicated to providing food aid to the most disadvantaged. A partnership agreement signed between the CEOs of skeyes, Natagora and Natuurpunt in 2024 seals skeyes’ commitment to biodiversity conservation. skeyes is also working with its international partners towards a more ambitious application of its corporate social responsibility:
  • Alongside other ANSPs, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EUROCONTROL, it has participated in workshops on incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes into its operations.
  • Under the aegis of CANSO, skeyes took part in a series of webinars dedicated to corporate social responsibility (CSR), strategic planning and reporting requirements under the new EU directive, published in 2022 with the European Green Deal.

PARTNERING
FOR EFFICIENCY

To further improve the efficiency of air navigation, the 4th management contract between the Belgian State and skeyes focuses on enhanced communication and cooperation between the players in the sector through dedicated platforms.

The skeyesConnect project launched at the 2025 New Year’s reception for stakeholders is a concrete expres- sion of this shared desire to strengthen collaboration.

Effective communication and cooperation also de- pend on knowing the needs and requirements of our partners, customers and users.

To identify them correctly, skeyes repeated its satisfac- tion survey of users in 2024.

It continued development of a stable, continuous and extensive solution both in terms of the data and infor- mation to be collected from users and the implemen- tation of continual two-way communication.

This communication is mainly ensured through its Customer Portal platform. Through this platform, our customers can find all the information they need about the services provided by skeyes, its activities and updates on strategic projects.

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