Pildo Labs

PildoLabs is an engineering company for the aeronautics and aerospace sectors. It was founded in 2001. The company helps aviation groups research and develop more sustainable air traffic management concepts and operations.

PildoLabs looks after the whole life of a service. That runs from system design and technology rollout to the start of the live service and its upkeep. The company says its moderate size and its independence from any system maker let it work in a flexible way. It is known for leading the introduction of satellite navigation services (GNSS) and performance based navigation (PBN) in European aviation.

The services list covers several areas. These include the reorganization of terminal control areas with continuous descent and climb operations, PBN design, and 24/7 rotorcraft operations based on satellite navigation. Others are flight validation and inspection, avionics firmware, and operational validation and monitoring. The company also offers software tools for air traffic controllers and takes part in international work to promote European GNSS services.

The site lists four products. PLATERO is a flight validation platform for PBN procedures for airplanes and helicopters. A second product is a smart connected product for GNSS operations. Two cloud services support GBAS CAT-I, II and III operations and compliance with ICAO recommendations for GNSS.

The UK branch is called Pildo Wessex. It was created in February 2014 and works in air traffic management and intelligent transport systems. The site notes a contract award at Newcastle Airport. The team page names Santiago Soley as CEO, plus a data scientist and a software engineer. The website has a contact form and a careers page. The phone number is +34 931828840.