Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Major Air Traffic Management Project Receives EU Support
What's being called an essential project in the development of
the Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC) will receive
almost €13.8 million (USD $19.6 million) in EU support from
the 2010 TEN-T Multi-Annual Call. The study will identify solutions
to further implement the Single European Sky II legislation and
aims to improve safety, capacity and environmental performance of
air transport, as well as reduce costs.
The FABEC project, which will last until the end of 2012,
involves France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg
with cooperation from Switzerland. The project includes 13
activities covering a wide range of essential issues from the
development of a new airspace design and cost-efficiency measures
in the areas of Communication/Navigation/Surveillance services to
human resources-related issues such as training and working
conditions.
The objective is to contribute to the establishment of the
Functional Airspace Block in the countries concerned by 2012 and
thus significantly improve air traffic management in the
region.
The airspace of the six FABEC countries is one of the busiest in
the world, encompassing most of the major European airports, civil
airways and military training areas. About 5.5 million flights take
place every year in the region, or 55% of all European air traffic,
and over 17,000 people work for air navigation service providers of
the FABEC nations.
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