“Scary footage” and “a near miss”; fiercely exaggerated headlines over two perfectly safe flights
William Cherry, a passenger on board an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 between Dublin and Lisbon was filming through his window when an Emirates Airline...
Unexpected strike at the control tower of Brussels Airport: no landings or takeoffs allowed for two hours
Skeyes, the autonomous public company managing Belgian airspace, was affected by a strike this Saturday evening. According to a statement from Skeyes, "On Saturday,...
Computer failure forces French air traffic control to seriously reduce capacity above, to and from France
Air traffic above, to and from France has been highly affected on Sunday morning after a failure of the common computer and communication systems....
Icelandair warns: continued ATC strikes will reduce the likelihood of all passengers reaching their destination before the holidays
Icelandair, the flag carrier of Iceland, is grappling with a severe disruption to its flight schedule as air traffic controllers initiated a strike on...
EUROCONTROL has produced two scenarios for air traffic recovery in Europe
EUROCONTROL has produced two scenarios to illustrate the possible impact of the extent to which “COVID-compliant operational procedures” for airlines and airports are common...
An agreement between MUAC management and air traffic controllers is refused by Belgium
On 13th of February 2019, the Trade Union Eurocontrol Maastricht (TUEM) and the management of the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) finalised an...
Belgocontrol is looking for candidate air traffic controllers
Belgocontrol is looking for candidate air traffic controllers, candidates will have to pass a competitive recruitment exam consisting of a number of eliminatory tests.
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Two F16’s intercept passenger aircraft above Belgium
This morning, communications with a passenger aircraft was lost while flying over Belgium. Two F16s scrambled and had to fly through the sound barrier...
Become an air traffic controller at Eurocontrol, Maastricht
Eurocontrol is looking for people to join their multinational team of air traffic controllers at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre in the Netherlands.A...
Belgian airspace below 24,500 feet closed between 09:30 and 13:00 due to skeyes air traffic controllers actions
This morning 16 May between 09:30 and 13:00 (UTC +2), Belgian airspace below 24,500 feet will be closed (again) as air traffic controllers -...
Eurocontrol accuses Russia of stealing hundreds of leased aircraft
Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is sounding the alarm bells after Russian airlines are simply keeping their leased aircraft....
Liège and Brussels South Charleroi air traffic to be controlled from a digital tower in Namur in 2024
The traditional control towers of the two Belgian regional airports located in Wallonia will soon give way to a new-generation digitalised tower to be...
Icelandic air traffic controllers’ strike disrupts dozens of flights and thousands of travellers, airlines seek compensation
Thousands of travellers faced disruptions as Icelandic air traffic controllers initiated a temporary strike yesterday from 04:00 until 10:00. Negotiations between the Icelandic Air...
Commercial air traffic in India and Pakistan heavily affected after recent escalation in the region
The escalation between Pakistan and India is also affecting air traffic in the region. First, international flights that transited between Indian and Pakistani airspace...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) unhappy about yet another ATC strike, in Belgium for a change
400+ flights cancelled due to national Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike in Belgium tomorrow At least 50,000 travellers to be impacted, damaging European...
Belgian air navigation service provider ‘skeyes’ gets state aid following the Covid-19 pandemic
On the proposal of François Bellot, the Belgian Minister in charge of skeyes, the Council of Ministers took a series of decisions following the...
Icelandic air traffic controllers planning a strike for better wages
Icelandic air traffic controllers are planning a strike due to their discontent with wage issues following the expiration of their wage agreement on October...
Air Traffic Control delays in Germany after brief closure of Karlsruhe UAC
The Karlsruhe UAC (Upper Area Control Centre) operated by DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, Germany’s air navigation services provider, experienced a system failure earlier this afternoon...
Ryanair pilot averts serious incident at Porto Airport
A potentially serious incident at Porto Airport was narrowly avoided on 26 June thanks to the quick actions of a Ryanair pilot. The incident...
Belgium blocks budget for European Air Traffic Control
The annual budget for Maastricht-based Air Traffic Control in the Benelux countries and large parts of northwestern Germany threatens to fail due to opposition from...