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News & articles from International Airport Review covering EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation and air traffic control (ATC)

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Increasing ATM security

3 May 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

On 23-24 April, a seminar and workshop on ATM security oversight by National Supervisory Authorities took place in Dubrovnik...

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‘Continuous Descent Operation’ now used at over 80 airports

2 May 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

Environmental restrictions are in place at most European airports...

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Ten years of RVSM

29 March 2012 | By Joe Sultana, Chief Operating Officer, Directorate Network Management, EUROCONTROL

On 24 January 2002 at 01.00 UTC, the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) programme went live. At one stroke past, 6,000 air traffic controllers in 41 European states allocated aircraft to six new flight levels. Capacity gains of 25 per cent were made between 2002 and 2007. It was the…

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The Netherlands and EUROCONTROL sign cooperation agreement for shared ATS System

20 March 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

The Netherlands & EUROCONTROL signed a cooperation agreement...

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February air traffic impeded by weather and strikes

14 March 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

Major airports including Istanbul, Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Munich experienced significant traffic delays in February 2012...

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EUROCONTROL recognised twice in prestigious Jane’s Awards

6 March 2012 | By

At a ceremony taking place the night before ATC Global 2012, EUROCONTROL received two of the prestigious Jane’s ATC Awards...

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ATM Safety Management Conference: sharing goals, sharing ideas

5 March 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

For a network to be safe, all the nodes have to interface effectively...

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Economic gloom drives fall in traffic

29 February 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

The number of flights in Europe is set to fall by 1.3% this year compared to 2011, reflecting the continent’s economic problems...

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Europe meets air safety targets

20 February 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

In its 2011 annual safety report, the SRC confirms that Europe has met its safety targets as set by ECAC for ATM-related accidents...

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Satellite-based precision landing system now operational

13 February 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

On 9th Feb, the first fully operational GNSS Landing System approach to CAT I decision height was made by an AirBerlin flight...

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SESAR: Full speed ahead

7 February 2012 | By Bo Redeborn, Principal Director of Air Traffic Management, EUROCONTROL

SESAR is the research and development arm of the Single European Sky. A founding member of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, EUROCONTROL is a major contributor to this huge programme, covering everything from 4D trajectories to system wide information management and, of course, airports. Pushing forward The SESAR airport activities have…

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EUROCONTROL celebrates the 10th anniversary of RVSM

24 January 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

The 10th anniversary of the RVSM programme, one of the most important air traffic management projects Europe has ever seen...

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Short-Term Forecast revised down due to traffic deceleration and weaker economic situation

10 January 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

2011 is forecast to see 3.3% (± 0.1%) growth in flights across Europe...

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“Didn’t they know we were coming?”

8 December 2011 | By Geraldine Flynn, Manager of A-CDM Implementation at EUROCONTROL

To set the context for this article I would like to state something that is evident to all, that causes huge problems for everyone, and which, for a long time there was no effective remedy. Flights are delayed (for perfectly legitimate reasons) and cannot be ready to depart at their…

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New Director announced for EUROCONTROL MUAC

7 December 2011 | By EUROCONTROL

The Director General of EUROCONTROL, David McMillan, announced the appointment of Lieutenant-General Jac Jansen...

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