Eurocontrol

Eurocontrol and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC).

European airlines, trade unions and air traffic control bodies fear that shortages of ATC capacity over the continent will continue for the foreseeable future.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

With new peaks in European air traffic expected this summer, Eurocontrol has issued the 2024 edition of its guide for keeping flights flowing.

Ten years after MH370 and 15 years from AF447, industry is closing safety gaps spotlighted by those two accidents.

The phenomenon of GPS spoofing has been a growing menace for pilots and operators worldwide, but its effects are beginning to be felt far from the battlefield.

Eurocontrol expects the number of flights in 2024 to reach 98% of pre-pandemic levels, with some months set for the same or higher numbers than 2019.

The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.

Under the free route airspace concept, flight crews choose their preferred routes—in terms of distance flown, wind or weather—in a relaxed framework.

As military needs evolve in airspace use, improved collaboration with civil users and more cross-border cooperation are to be expected.

Eurocontrol and Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), have jointly released a briefing for airports to get ready for adverse weather.

Encouraged by the results of earlier experiments, Eurocontrol is planning further studies and tests on how to prevent contrail formation.

The number of flights in Eurocontrol’s network reached 93% of pre-pandemic levels over summer 2023.

The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.

Eurocontrol has released an analysis of the various possibilities airframers might want to consider when designing a green widebody aircraft.

Flights in Europe exceeded 1 million in a month for the first time post-pandemic but extreme weather in the region affected operations.

The concept of operations may pave the way for future higher-airspace operations, above 60,000 ft.

As a warmer climate means more energy in the atmosphere, turbulence can be expected to grow.

Eurocontrol is again warning the aviation industry against the risks climate change is posing to flight operations.

Eurocontrol Director General Raúl Medina says the industry is better prepared than summer 2022, when staff shortages contributed to widespread disruption.

ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.

ACI and Eurocontrol have released a guide for airports to prepare for the heatwaves and thunderstorms more usually seen during the summer.

As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation operations are actually for business or leisure.

Despite a pandemic-induced pilot and flight crew shortage, Eurocontrol reports consistent business aviation traffic above pre-pandemic levels.

The strike has for now focused on Eurocontrol’s website, as opposed to its air traffic management operations.