Air traffic controllers make insufficient use of short written messages to communicate with pilots, despite the maturity of the technology, Eurocontrol says.
The money the EU has spent on improving air traffic management via its SESAR project has limited delays and saved CO2 emissions, an exec from the project claims
While European technology is widespread in air traffic management (ATM) worldwide, challengers may leapfrog it, leaders warned at a Eurocontrol conference.
Flight punctuality during Europe’s peak summer season improved significantly this year, according to the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO).
A dramatically different approach to air traffic control first conceived in 2001 has potential to increase airspace capacity and reduce controller workload.
Privatizing the U.S. ATM system would divide people and get in the way of building a new national ATM system, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
