Although the TITAN project was to have ended in November 2012, we are now happy to announce that a three months extension was granted by the commission. The original aims had been reached on time and all the deliverables were completed, however, some of the originally agreed budget was still available and it was decided… Continue reading TITAN extended by three months
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2013 – Another year of failures?
It is customary to look back at the end of the year to take stock and then to make all kinds of promises to ourselves for the new year… Promises that we seldom keep. European air traffic management had a tumultuous year culminating in grumbling by the airspace users on a previously unheard scale and… Continue reading 2013 – Another year of failures?
Is there a future for the FABs?
In view of the huge effort that went into creating at least the legal framework for the nine Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) and the recent hard words from the industry blasting states and the European Commission for the failure of the FABs to deliver anything really useful by the December 4 deadline, the question in… Continue reading Is there a future for the FABs?
Airline industry condemns EU Member States on lack of progress on FABs to date
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) are united in condemning EU Member States for their reluctance to properly implement Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs), a key ingredient for the successful delivery of Single European Sky II… Continue reading Airline industry condemns EU Member States on lack of progress on FABs to date
TITAN – Questions and Answers
With the TITAN project now officially closed, we decided to bring you a set of questions and answers, in case you want a quick overview of what TITAN was all about. You can find all titan documents on the official website here. The TITAN video is available here. What is TITAN? – Turnaround Integration in Trajectory… Continue reading TITAN – Questions and Answers
HungaroControl’s New Air Traffic Control Center Building Commissioned Today
ANS III to go live in February next year HungaroControl’s new air traffic control center building, commissioned on 30 August 2012, marks a new important milestone of ANS III, the complex development plan for the Hungarian air navigation service provider. After installing the software, moving into the new facility, and completing a successful pilot operation,… Continue reading HungaroControl’s New Air Traffic Control Center Building Commissioned Today
European Air Traffic Management – A historic clash of concept and politics
Although you would never know it from reading the rather upbeat communications from the Functional Airspace Block (FAB) and SESAR folks, ATM in Europe is heading towards some major turbulence. That the EC’s Single Sky Committee very nearly managed to kick the deadline of meeting the Single Sky (SES) high-level goals a further 13 years… Continue reading European Air Traffic Management – A historic clash of concept and politics
Boeing joins SESAR as an Associate Partner to SELEX
Boeing and SELEX Sistemi Integrati, S.p.A – a Finmeccanica company- have entered into a collaboration agreement in support of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program’s development phase Boeing will cooperate with SELEX Sistemi Integrati with research in flight data modeling and data link communications for all phases of flight, and system-wide information management (SWIM).… Continue reading Boeing joins SESAR as an Associate Partner to SELEX
The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) – why the fuss?
All matters environmental are sensitive and aviation has been in the cross-hairs of the environmental lobby for a long time. Somehow the substantial improvements already made and those in the pipeline have not generated the level of interest they deserve. The fact that the still hopelessly inefficient air traffic management system in places like Europe… Continue reading The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) – why the fuss?
TITAN Kicks-off its “Integration in the Air Transport System” and Holds Fourth Progress Meeting
The EC 7th Framework Program project TITAN is slowly approaching the final leg of its exciting three year circuit looking at improving the aircraft turnaround process. The TITAN partners gathered in Madrid, Spain, on 14-15 December to review progress and to kick-off WP6. I will come back on the significance of this work-package in moment.… Continue reading TITAN Kicks-off its “Integration in the Air Transport System” and Holds Fourth Progress Meeting