The CEOs of the Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FABEC) air navigation service providers have confirmed that the common IP data exchange network between FABEC centers—the FABEC Interconnection of Existing IP Networks (FABIEN)—is ready for operation.
The CEOs of the Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FABEC) air navigation service providers have confirmed that the common IP data exchange network between FABEC centers—the FABEC Interconnection of Existing IP Networks (FABIEN)—is ready for operation....More
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday that DOT’s legislation introduced at the end of April will prevent further air traffic controller furloughs and keep open low activity towers that were slated for closure under congressional budget cuts....More
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is planning a European Action Day June 12 to demand “the establishment of a fair, cooperative and social Single European Sky (SES),” it said....More
IATA’s Operations Committee (OPC) has identified air traffic management (ATM) capacity and efficiency improvements as well as harmonizing safety regulation as priority areas for the association....More
The threat of re-regulation looms over Europe’s ATM system if the Single European Sky (SES) initiative is not realized, former Eurocontrol DG David McMillan warned at a recent London’s Aviation Club event....More
After less than two years of intensive effort and just four formal meetings, the Asia-Pacific region is close to finalizing its seamless air traffic management (ATM) plan—a blueprint for addressing the fragmentation that constrains the region’s airspace....More
Flights in UK airspace during March were delayed an average of just 0.1 seconds as a result of an air traffic control (ATC) issue that could be attributed to NATS, the UK air navigation services provider said....More
European states could save up to €200 million ($262 million) a year by implementing a number of ATM support services at pan-European points rather than at the national level, according to Eurocontrol....More
The US should look to what’s happening at airports worldwide and think bigger and more strategically about how its airports can best raise the investments necessary to keep them competitive on a global scale, the head of the Airports Council International said Monday....More
Governments must put more political will into sorting out air traffic management mega-projects and also addressing the political issue of finding a global agreement for emission market-based-measures (MBMs), the head of IATA said Monday....More
Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable jet fuels with a long-term goal of supplying Air Canada....More
US regional airlines are increasingly concerned about a potential pilot shortage that could curtail their growth or even force carriers to decrease capacity....More
Preliminary results of a pilot fatigue study conducted by Washington State University (WSU) show there is a “small difference” between the fatigue level of pilots conducting multi-segment operations and those flying a longer single segment....More
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