Stockholm Arlanda named Europe’s most punctual airport this summer
Stockholm Arlanda Airport recorded the best punctuality among Europe’s 40 busiest airports during the summer, according to Eurocontrol.
Between 1 June and 31 August, 82.1%...
EUROCONTROL MUAC launches in-house training programme for future air traffic controllers
EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) has completed its first fully in-house pre-transition training programme for student air traffic controllers, marking a major...
At the University Hospital of Liège, the SAFIR-Ready project is preparing the future of drone traffic. Europe is accelerating the development of medical logistics by drone
On Tuesday, March 31, the University Hospital of Liège (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire - CHU)https://www.chuliege.be/jcms/c_15605575/chu-de-liege hosted the conference for the European project SAFIR-Ready, a major...
EASA and EUROCONTROL launch plan to counter rising GNSS interference threat
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EUROCONTROL have released a joint Action Plan to safeguard European aviation against increasing interference with Global...
EUROCONTROL MUAC sets post-pandemic traffic record in 2025 with strong safety and efficiency performance
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) reported a strong operational year in 2025, safely handling 1.83 million flights—the highest annual traffic volume since...
EUROCONTROL: European air traffic exceeds pre-pandemic levels in 2025
European aviation recorded solid growth in 2025, with traffic levels surpassing those seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #57.
A total...
EUROCONTROL MUAC reports record summer traffic in 2025
The EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) has reported its busiest summer since the pandemic, safely managing 677,010 flights between June and September...
European aviation handles record summer traffic with 27% fewer delays
Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSPs) successfully reduced delays this summer despite handling near-record traffic levels. From 1 June to 31 August, average daily...
EASA and EUROCONTROL deepen cooperation on sustainability and civil-military airspace management
On June 26, 2025, EASA and EUROCONTROL signed an updated Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to strengthen their partnership, focusing on sustainability and civil-military cooperation...
EUROCONTROL launches Summer 2025 plan to tackle soaring traffic and capacity strains
EUROCONTROL and its partners have finalised a strategy to manage the anticipated surge in European air traffic during Summer 2025, with traffic already up...
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...
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...
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...
Eurocontrol report: 2023 marks one of the worst years for airspace-related delays in two decades
The recently released Performance Review Report (PRR) from Eurocontrol reveals that 2023 was one of the worst years for airspace-related delays in the past...
Ryanair demands urgent reform of European Air Traffic Control
Ryanair has called for immediate reforms in European Air Traffic Control (ATC) due to severe underperformance causing significant disruptions. The airline reported over 60...
Greater efficiency in European airspace: aircraft can now fly thousands of additional direct routes in the core area of Europe
A significant enhancement in European airspace efficiency has been achieved through the implementation of H24 cross-border free route airspace operations over Belgium, Luxembourg, the...
Air traffic in Eurocontrol network grew by 7% in summer 2023
Overview of air traffic figures June – July – August 2023:
Advance planning and collaboration kept summer delays manageable
Traffic growth remains a major...