EUROCONTROL was thus unable to proceed
in the manner that had originally been
envisioned by signatories to the Convention,
since the majority of European states
were unwilling to cede to an international
body sufficient sovereignty over individual
national airspace to make implementation
of that vision possible.
In a move that presages the many changes
that have taken place in the intervening
50 years, as EUROCONTROL has established
itself in a role that provides an example to
the rest of the world, the Agency found
different methods of achieving its goal of
safety, efficiency and harmony in European
skies. The focus of effort simply shifted from
one of integration to one of collaboration.
Subsequent to the 1960 Convention, the
Association for the Development of ATC
Methods and Equipment was established
under René Bulin, who was destined to
become EUROCONTROL’s first director
general. Structured in a manner that made
the creation of EUROCONTROL an essentially
seamless operation, this transitional body
undertook the necessary activities to pave
the way for the creation of EUROCONTROL
and created the model of collaboration that
would later follow.
Included in these activities was a major
study of the way in which national air traffic
regulations could be harmonised and
EUROCONTROL
continues to
engender effective
collaboration
between
Member States
standardised. This was accompanied by the
promotion of methods through which common
action could be taken in relation to the
continuing development of radio navigation
and communication systems, with a view to
maintaining and enhancing aircraft safety.
On 1 March 1963, the Association’s transitional
role came to an end and the 1960
Brussels Convention came into full force,
creating EUROCONTROL as the progenitor of
the Agency we know today. EUROCONTROL
proper was born.
In the intervening 50 years, the underlying
vision that created EUROCONTROL has
not changed. The Agency continues to
engender increasingly intimate and effective
collaboration between Member States and
continues to facilitate the maintenance of a
safe, efficient and robust European air traffic
management system.
Half a century of experience, innovation
and the establishment of world-renowned
capabilities, such as the Central Flow
Management Unit in 1995, and the progressive
implementation of Reduced Vertical
Separation Minima since 2002, have made
EUROCONTROL a European success story.
We fly in safety today, in increasingly congested
conditions and at higher and higher
speeds, as a result of the vision and diligent
activity of the forefathers of EUROCONTROL
50 years ago.
Geographic organisation of the Agency
1. Based in Brussels, Belgium:
u EUROCONTROL Headquarters
u Cooperative Network Design (CND)
u Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU)
u Central Route Charges Office (CRCO)
u Civil-Military ATM Coordination
Directorate (CND)
2. Based in Brétigny-sur-Orge, France:
u Experimental Centre (CND)
u Initial Flight Plan Processing
(part of CFMU)
3. Based in Maastricht, Netherlands:
u Maastricht Upper Area Control
Centre (MUAC)
4. Based in Luxembourg:
u Institute for Air Navigation Services (CND)
5. Based in Prague, Czech Republic:
u FAB Management & Development
Support Unit (CND)
6. Based in Budapest, Hungary:
u Airspace Validation Unit (CND)
7. Based in Karlsruhe, Germany:
u Karlsruhe Software Team
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