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Macedonia, Albania and Moldova. These south eastern states
signed up to the European Civil Aviation Agreement to gain
accession to the EU, thereby agreeing to European safety
regulations and Single European Sky legislation. They have
already formed a South East European FAB (SEEFAB) based on
a methodology proposed by EUROCONTROL.
The region is one of two used by EUROCONTROL to
demonstrate the FAB methodology, put together in response to
a Commission mandate. Simulating traffic flow over south east
Europe enabled EUROCONTROL to establish the most efficient
route structure, and map out the optimum sectorisation, for
example taking account of areas of high and low complexity.
Then issues such as military airspace, existing air traffic control
infrastructure and service provision, and practical considerations
are included to determine the optimum airspace structure.
“We first try to develop the optimum solution and then work
towards this,” explains Hendriks.
“We really make an operationally-driven approach. Obviously
there are options and the choice of which of those are
operationally-feasible and beneficial is political. But you cannot
have a situation where relocation of controllers becomes a
determining factor in the optimum set-up of the business.”
While it is difficult to influence the states, Hendriks believes
the methodology has already served to influence the
Commission. The Commission now sees that this approach is
far more structural that simply applauding states that have
declared the current airspace a FAB.
This article was commissioned by EUROCONTROL.
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THE EU TRANSPORT WHITE
PAPER MID-TERM REVIEW
Jenny Taylor looks at how aviation features more prominently in the White Paper mid-term review
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he European Commission is revisiting its transport policy
in a mid-term review of the White Paper on European
Transport Policy published in 2001. This set out the
region’s transport needs to 2010, and in particular looked for
sustainable development. But many in aviation found it lacked
positive support for their sector and offered no solutions to
issues such as airport congestion and high levels of passenger
growth. The Commission’s main focus has been, and some
argue still is, road and maritime transport modes.
It is encouraging nevertheless, to see a communication
from the Commission to the Council and the European
The enlarged EU has
had an immediate
impact on air
transport, especially
the growth of
low-cost carriers
T Parliament revisiting these issues ahead of discussions that are
scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 2006.
Among the top priorities identified by the Commission, a
review of air transport liberalisation measures is called for to
address airport charges and capacity. The Commission also
anticipates a review of the Single Sky framework in 2007 and
supports the efforts of the Single European Sky ATM Research
(SESAR) initiative.
Whether this is sufficient to cope with a doubling of air
traffic in the next decade is questionable. “Air transport has
grown at a faster rate than any other form of transport,” points
out Julia Egerer of the Association of European Airlines (AEA).
“We have clearly asked for a revision of airline issues and [the
communication] acknowledges the importance of air transport,
whereas in the past it set out to put a cap on aviation.”
Egerer cites ever more convergence between the AEA and
Commission proposition, and says many of the action points
in the communication document reflect issues raised in an
AEA position paper published in early 2006. Both
acknowledge the enlarged EU has had an immediate impact
on air transport, especially the growth of low-cost carriers.
In addition, while the security threat has increased, security
requirements still receive different levels of support across the
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various modes of transport. For aviation in particular, the
impact of capacity shortages and environmental constraints
serves to press home the need for a sustainable policy.
A shift in emphasis towards aviation is reflected in the
release of funds to support action in this area. The Single
European Sky is a good example where the Commission is
supporting aviation infrastructure development. A third of the
estimated E2.1 billion incremental cost of the system is
proposed to come from the Commission, alongside similar
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