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  • Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice-President responsible for Transport: “The construction of a true single sky has entered a crucial phase. We must put in place the concrete mechanisms that will allow the SES package to be implemented in time.”

    ‘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.

  • EUROCONTROL’s new Long-Term Forecast (LTF) of flight movements in Europe to 2030 indicates that, under the most likely scenario, there will be 16.9 million movements in 2030 – 1.8 times more than in 2009.

    EUROCONTROL 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.

  • CANSO officially joined the A-CDM Action Plan in October at ACI EUROPE’s Airport Exchange event in Istanbul. “The implementation of A-CDM has the potential to be a key contributor to the continued growth of European aviation,” Lake said.

    A-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.

  • Tomlinson: “We don’t ask for any of the systems that we connect to to change what they’re already doing. Using the same ethos, we also minimise the changes that the users need to make.”

    Providing 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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