António Pais Antunes, PI of the ASAP project, was in Madrid for a "meeting before the kickoff meeting" with IATA - Lara Maugham, Head Worldwide Airport Slots, James Wiltshire and Philip Ireland. It was a long and productive meeting, where the objectives of both the ASAP meeting and of the kickoff meeting were clarified, and collaboration prospects were examined. Thank you, Lara, for being open to this collaboration!