Air navigation service provider skeyes and SkeyDrone support drone deployment by Brussels Police
The Brussels Capital-Ixelles police zone has received approval to deploy three drone-in-a-box systems for operations, enhancing public safety with real-time aerial intelligence.Citymesh supplies the...
Three more airports join World’s largest remote tower centre in Bodø, Norway
Avinor has successfully transferred air traffic control operations at Molde, Leknes, and Sandnessjøen airports to its Remote Tower Centre in Bodø, bringing the total...
Major airspace restructure enhances efficiency over The Netherlands and northwest Germany
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and its partners have successfully implemented a major airspace restructuring above the Netherlands and north-west Germany, enhancing...
Runway 07R/25L renovation works at Brussels Airport during Summer 2025
From July 12 to August 27, 2025, Brussels Airport will carry out renovation works on runway 07R/25L. These essential works are necessary to ensure...
Elon Musk’s ultimatum to air traffic controllers: respond to email or resign
Elon Musk has issued a controversial directive affecting federal employees, including air traffic controllers, demanding they submit weekly accomplishment reports or face forced resignation....
Brussels Airport also halts nearly all arriving flights due to air traffic controllers joining national strike
Brussels Airport will cancel most arriving and all departing flights on Thursday due to a national demonstration affecting airport staff and air traffic controllers.Key...
Technical issue at ATC grounds air traffic in Belgium
A technical issue at air navigation service provider Skeyes has led to the temporary closure of Belgian airspace. As a result, no aircraft can...
The EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and Reims ACC implement major airspace boundary redesign
EUROCONTROL's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and Reims ACC have implemented a major redesign of their airspace boundary.This significant change aligns the...
EUROCONTROL Maastricht handles 1.79 million flights in 2024, sees 5% traffic increase
The EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) successfully managed 1,794,971 flights in 2024, marking a 5% rise compared to the previous year. The...
Enhanced partnership to revolutionise aviation training
EUROCONTROL and JAA Training Organisation (JAA TO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing aviation training.This partnership aims to combine...
Iceland joins EUROCONTROL as 42nd Member State, strengthening European aviation
On January 1, 2025, Iceland officially became EUROCONTROL's 42nd Member State, marking a significant milestone in European aviation collaboration.This is the first member state...
Five years of seamless civil-military air traffic control cooperation in Belgium
The CIV-MIL air traffic control project celebrates five years of collaboration between civil and military air navigation services at the skeyes site in Steenokkerzeel.Key...
EUROCONTROL highlights Summer 2024 aviation delays amid capacity and weather challenges
Summer 2024 saw challenging conditions for European aviation, with a 5% increase in traffic compared to 2023, resulting in widespread delays. Over a third...
Brussels South Charleroi Airport advances digital tower project with new camera mast installation
A 37-metre camera mast has been installed at Brussels South Charleroi Airport as part of skeyes' ambitious "Digital Tower Project" (DiTo), in collaboration with...
skeyes air traffic control system scheduled to undergo major upgrade
Overnight hardware and software upgrade on 19 to 20 October
On 19 October, the Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes will be ? upgrading its...
Belgian ANSP skeyes and SkeyDrone demonstrate drone management and detection systems to Belgian Police
On Sunday, 6 October, skeyes and SkeyDrone will host a demonstration for police services at their Steenokkerzeel site during Open Company Day 2024. The...
Technical air traffic control glitch causes widespread flight delays across German airspace
A technical failure at Deutsche Flugsicherung (German Air Traffic Control) led to major disruptions across German airspace, particularly affecting flight operations at Frankfurt Airport.The...
Peggy Devestel, COO of skeyes, appointed director of Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC)
On 30 September 2024, skeyes will bid farewell to its Chief Operations Officer (COO), Peggy Devestel, as she transitions to her new role as...
Brussels Airport and Air Navigation Service Provider skeyes launch steeper approach tests to reduce noise and emissions
Brussels Airport and skeyes, in collaboration with the HERON project, will begin demonstration flights on October 1st, testing steeper approach trajectories to reduce noise...
Ryanair urges (again) immediate ATC reform after disruptions at Eindhoven Airport
Ryanair has called for urgent reforms to Europe's Air Traffic Control (ATC) system following significant disruptions on August 28 due to staff shortages and...