Eurocontrol is endeavoring to make aviation players aware of the existence of the Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository and is urging them to use it.
Air traffic controllers make insufficient use of short written messages to communicate with pilots, despite the maturity of the technology, Eurocontrol says.
While European technology is widespread in air traffic management (ATM) worldwide, challengers may leapfrog it, leaders warned at a Eurocontrol conference.
Eurocontrol is talking to its member states to define a resilient network for communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) by 2030, an official says.
Flight punctuality during Europe’s peak summer season improved significantly this year, according to the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO).
Since the beginning of the year, European airlines have been required to report non-CO2 effects. That data could help redefine aviation climate legislation.
Eurocontrol is including meteorology experts in the Network Manager Operations Center teams, as weather in Europe has caused an increasing share of delays.
Eurocontrol urged stakeholders to stick to agreed upon capacity plans to ensure an acceptable performance level of the European ATC system in the summer peak.
The Eurocontrol Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and Reims Area Control Centre (ACC) have implemented a redesign of their airspace boundary.
