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April, 2013Frank Brenner appointed EUROCONTROL Director General
Frank Brenner succeeded David McMillan as Director General of EUROCONTROL from 1 January 2013. Mr Brenner has worked in Air Traffic Management for his entire career. Before joining EUROCONTROL as Deputy Director General in November 2012, he was General Manager Operations for FABEC (FAB Europe Central) – the largest of the Functional Airspace Blocks, covering Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Mr Brenner was also Vice Chairman of EUROCONTROL’s Performance Review Commission and a member of the Performance Review Body.
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November, 2012Delivering future efficiency
Achieving operational and environmental efficiency is currently a key theme across Europe’s airports. David McMillan, Director General, EUROCONTROL, who is chairing a session in the Airport Operations Conference at ACI Airport Exchange, outlined what needs to be done to achieve a truly efficient system for capacity by 2020.
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April, 2011‘Budapest Charter’ supports SES implementation
A high-level conference on implementation of the Single European Sky (SES), organised jointly by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU and the European Commission, was held in Budapest on 3-4 March. Concrete measures arising from the event were outlined in the ‘Budapest Charter on the Implementation of the Single European Sky’. Ross Falconer reports.
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April, 2011EUROCONTROL releases new Long-Term Forecast
The year has started with optimism returning to traffic figures. However, with aviation still exposed to ‘constant shock syndrome’, all eyes are looking for the latest data on long-term air traffic growth which take into account external disruptions. EUROCONTROL has released a revised Long-Term Forecast of flights in Europe. Paul Wilson, head of airport operations, EUROCONTROL, outlined its revised estimates to Ross Falconer.
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January, 2011A-CDM Action Plan gaining momentum
Two years on from the introduction of the ACI EUROPE and EUROCONTROL Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Action Plan, the initiative is continually gathering pace and the acceptance of CANSO into the partnership has further enhanced the ambitions for 2011 and beyond. Ryan Ghee reports.
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January, 2011Providing a platform for A-CDM
As European airports continue to show an increasing awareness of the benefits of Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM), NATS Services has developed an innovative system to improve operational efficiency, cut passenger delays and reduce aircraft emissions. Ryan Ghee spoke to Peter Tomlinson, head of aviation data solutions at NATS.
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