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...
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...
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....
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...
EUROCONTROL breaks ground for the construction of a new operations centre in Brussels
Construction work on the new EUROCONTROL Network Manager's operations centre in Brussels has officially commenced with a ‘breaking ground’ event attended today by EUROCONTROL...
Eurocontrol’s Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System failure – has restarted normal flow management operations.
There has been a failure of the Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS), with also an impact on the associated flight plan system. Contingency...
European airlines are bracing for the ‘worst winter ever’
Eurocontrol traffic figures for 20 October 2020 were down 61.2% compared to 2019, but 95% down for Brussels AirlinesEurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan today...
More than 5000 grounded aircraft in the Eurocontrol area
The drastic reduction in traffic has forced many aircraft operators to withdraw from service a significant part of their fleet, be it temporarily or...
Brussels Airport partners (Brussels Airlines, TUIfly, DHL Express, Belgocontrol) strengthen environmental cooperation
Belgocontrol and Brussels Airport Company have signed a cooperation agreement with Brussels Airlines, TUI Fly and DHL Express, on undertaking joint initiatives that further...
Belgian Federal Minister for Mobility François Bellot responds to the disruptions at air navigation service provider skeyes
François Bellot, Belgian Federal Minister for Mobility and Transport and responsible for air navigation service provider skeyes expressed his grievance about the interruptions of...
Adria Airways cancels one rotation to Vienna, Austria over unpaid EU261 compensation
Slovenian airline Adria Airways was forced to cancel yesterday's evening rotation between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Vienna, Austria. Passengers already boarded the aircraft, a leased...
Belgian Air Defence to deploy Eurocontrol’s MUAC shared air traffic services system at several military sites in Belgium
The air traffic control system of EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) will be deployed at several military sites across Belgium for the...
Belgian military and civilian and European air traffic control providers to manage Belgian airspace with one single system
skeyes, Belgian Defence and EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) intend to use the same system for Air Traffic Management as from 2024....
Eurocontrol: Re-routing around Ukraine is disrupting traffic flows across a wide area.
The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has brought commercial flying there to a standstill and stopped overflights of neighbouring Moldova. Elsewhere around the borders of...
EUROCONTROL MUAC optimises airspace sectors to draw full benefit from free route airspace
On the AIRAC date 25 March 2021, EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) successfully implemented a major overhaul of its airspace sector layout,...
Flights are back to 75% of 2019 levels, but for passengers the choice of flights to their destination remains low
EUROCONTROL tracks the connectivity available to passengers through a set of connectivity indicators. These are people-focused, covering the whole journey, door-to-door: including travel to...
Eurocontrol States’ decision to defer ATC charges until November provides airlines short-term liquidity relief amid COVID-19 crisis
EUROCONTROL States agree a €1.1 billion deferral package to assist airlinesThe EUROCONTROL Member States have agreed on a financial package enabling airlines to defer...
Air traffic in Europe on the rise again
Air traffic in Europe is on the rise again after very difficult months due to the coronavirus crisis.Eurocontrol counted 90,549 flights last week), or...
New EUROCONTROL 2021-2027 forecast expects traffic recovery to 2019 levels by the end of 2023
Recovery to the 2019 number of flights in Europe could occur as early as 2023, according to a new forecast issued by EUROCONTROL. This...