All civil and military air traffic controllers to use the same system to manage Belgian airspace
EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC), the Belgian Ministry of Defence and the Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes are jointly developing a...
All-cargo flights continue to have 3-4 times their normal market share in Europe, boosted by passenger aircraft flown as cargo
More than half of air cargo – freight and mail – is carried in dedicated “all-cargo” freighter aircraft and the rest in the holds...
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...
MUAC starts operational use of ATN Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C)
ATS B2 Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C) via the aeronautical telecommunications network (ATN) is operational at EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre as...
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....
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,...
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 partners deliver first ‘FLY AI’ report on the current use and future potential of artificial intelligence in aviation
This first edition of the ‘FLY AI’ report provides a timely review of the current use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation, and assesses...
Eurocontrol issues new Draft Traffic Scenarios up to February 2021 showing 55% fewer flights
EUROCONTROL has revised downwards its Draft Traffic Scenarios up to February 2021. Under its new “Current Status Scenario”, the total number of flights expected...
Joint effort to deliver additional environmental benefits during the traffic downturn
The aviation industry is using the downturn in air traffic as a result of COVID-19 to implement additional measures to reduce the environmental impact...
ERA, FSF and Eurocontrol host key aviation safety event
PUTTING SAFETY FIRST – ERA, FSF AND EUROCONTROL HOST KEY AVIATION SAFETY EVENT ON SAFETY NETSInternational aviation experts gather to improve and promote...
New Eurocontrol four-year forecast finds air traffic not expected to reach 2019 levels until 2024 at earliest
EUROCONTROL has issued a new forecast looking at the possible evolution of domestic and international air traffic in Europe over the coming four years...
Eurocontrol warns airlines to exercise caution in Eastern Mediterranean due to possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours
Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has issued a Rapid Alert Notification to warn airlines to exercise caution in Eastern Mediterranean due to possible...
Iceland to join EUROCONTROL – A transitional agreement has been signed
Iceland and EUROCONTROL have today signed a Transitional Agreement marking Iceland’s intention to become a Member State of the Organisation on 1 January 2025.The...
Eurocontrol forms new partnership with SDA to drive modernisation and digitalisation of European Air Traffic Management
Members of the SESAR Deployment Alliance - Airspace Users, Airports, Air Navigation Service Providers - and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager have today submitted a...
Reducing aviation emissions by 55% by 2030: Can it be done – and if so, what are the extra costs of decarbonisation measures? A Eurocontrol Think Paper
EUROCONTROL has today published its latest Think Paper, the 16th in a series of thought-provoking studies, providing an in-depth assessment of what cutting emissions...
Positive start to aviation summer 2023, according to Eurocontrol
In positive news for passengers across the continent, figures from June 2023, the first month of the summer, show that while traffic is up...
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...
The cost of air traffic management in Europe became disconnected from traffic around 2008, says Eurocontrol
National air traffic management (ATM) organisations need to provide sufficient capacity in their respective airspace so that growing traffic can be handled safely. To...
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...