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16 Dec 2024FABEC States and ANSPs invite Airspace User Associations for workshop on Performance Indicatorsmore 04 Dec 2024The FABEC leadership takes note of the successful cooperation for the delivery of the SES and the joint performance plan for the years 2025-2029more 04 Sep 2024FABEC NSAs consult stakeholders on draft RP4 Joint Performance Plan in Luxembourgmore 02 Jul 2024FABEC is preparing for increased traffic demand in the core areamore 01 Jul 2024FABEC 2024 Airspace User Associations Consultation: Tackling challenges togethermore 06 May 2024Predictability and Flexibility center stage for InterFAB workshopmore 16 May 2023FABEC COOs and airlines discussed results of the FABEC Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022/2023more 08 Mar 2023CANSO and FABEC partner at FABEC OPS Theatre to deliver critical insights into the future of ATM operationsmore 11 Jan 2023FABEC Council welcomes Belgian presidency in annual change of leadership following German tenuremore 05 Jan 2023FABEC CEO Board remains focused on environmental performance in annual leadership change to ANA Luxembourgmore 05 Jan 2023FABEC CEO Board remains focused on environmental performance in annual leadership change to ANA Luxembourgmore 13 Dec 2022The six Member States of the Functional Airspace Block Europe Central reconfirm their commitment to cooperate and to continuously improve the efficiency and performance of their airspace while aiming to reduce the environmental impact of aviation.more 08 Dec 2022Thales and DSNA unveil a new vision of air traffic management with 4-FLIGHTmore 05 Dec 2022FABEC Free route airspace adds Swiss entire upper airspace, adjoining French airspace, and German cross-border routesmore 08 Nov 2022FABEC and ATCA sign Joint Declaration to deepen information exchange and cooperationmore 16 Sep 2022Turbulent times – academics and experts seek solutions for more resilient air traffic managementmore 23 Aug 2022FABEC participates in NASA contrail avoidance workshopmore 05 Aug 2022FABEC reports uneven traffic growth since the start of 2022 accompanied by new military airspace needsmore 09 Jun 2022FABEC learning seminar puts emphasis on digital skills and competency trainingmore 07 Jun 2022FABEC OPS Theatre at World ATM Congress 2022 leads debate on industry challenges and new initiativesmore 18 May 2022FABEC learning seminar embraces new technology and evolving skills in the aftermath of Covidmore 17 May 2022FABEC XMAN measures reduce environmental impact by cutting airport holding and fuel consumptionmore 26 Apr 2022FABEC Performance Review 2021 demonstrates resilient services and strong environmental resultsmore 04 Apr 2022FABEC Social Dialogue Manager underlines importance of open exchangemore 24 Mar 2022DFS and MUAC reducing complexity in the FABEC airspacemore 07 Mar 2022FAB CE / FABEC – Expansion of cross-border free route airspace for climate-friendly air trafficmore 02 Mar 2022Call for Presentation Proposals for FABEC OPS Theatre Agenda at World ATM Congress 2022more 23 Feb 2022FABEC traffic growth was slow and volatile in 2021more 20 Jan 2022FABEC CEO Board draws up environmental agendamore 20 Dec 2021FABEC workshop finds wider industry participation key to vertical flight efficiency improvementmore 13 Dec 2021France’s DSNA successfully introduces free route airspace procedures as part of a coordinated FABEC programmemore 22 Oct 2021FABEC OPS Theatre hosts senior industry speakers at World ATM Congress 2021more 27 Sep 2021Climate change and the role of air traffic control – turning new scientific evidence into policies, rules and operationsmore 08 Sep 2021FABEC traffic sees recovery accompanied by uncertainty and volatilitymore 02 Sep 2021FABEC States welcome stakeholders for consultation on Performance Plan for RP3more 31 Aug 2021FABEC ANSPs recruiting over 300 air traffic control trainees to cope with the traffic recoverymore 14 Jul 2021Pandemic impact reviewed in FABEC 2020 performance reportmore 08 Jul 2021FABEC Environmental Day delivers four key messagesmore 28 Jun 2021InterFAB Expert Talk: Managing traffic volatility in the aftermath of COVID-19more 19 May 2021InterFAB Expert Talk emphazise the role of non-CO2 emissions for global warmingmore 06 May 2021FABEC removes restrictions facilitating greener flightsmore 26 Apr 2021InterFAB Expert Talk rethinks the delay indicatorsmore 19 Apr 2021First ever FABEC Training & Qualification Manual for Airspace Management (ASM) staff releasedmore 07 Apr 2021“InterFAB Expert Talk” adds clarity to the meaning of economic surplusmore 15 Mar 2021New German-Swiss interface improves flight efficiency and environmental performance in FABEC airspacemore 08 Mar 2021FABEC direct routes saved 1.4 million tonnes CO2 and airspace users €204 million over filed flight plans in 2020more 04 Mar 2021InterFAB Expert Talk recommends additional qualitative indices to boost accuracy of STATFOR air traffic forecastsmore 12 Feb 2021FABEC wins Research, Innovation and Environment 2020 ATM Awardmore 26 Jan 2021FABEC provides critical ATM infrastructure and pursues its structural reforms during health crisismore 19 Jan 2021FABEC CEO Board incoming Chair and Deputy Chair highlight environmental agendamore 14 Jan 2021FABEC States endorse long-term commitment to FABEC and Switzerland holds presidency in 2021more 16 Dec 2020Study on the SES2+ Proposal of the European Commission (2020)more 18 Nov 2020FABEC recruitment conference prioritises digital skills and stronger brandingmore 16 Nov 2020Two FABEC ANSPs optimise arrivals at Frankfurt Airportmore 09 Nov 2020FABEC control centres Karlsruhe and Maastricht reducing complexity in European core areamore 05 Nov 2020interFAB workshop highlights crucial role of harmonised AIM in achieving a digital European skymore 03 Nov 2020BALTIC FAB, DANUBE FAB, FAB CE and FABEC ANSPs signed Joint Declaration to deepen InterFAB cooperation on Aeronautical Information Managementmore 29 Oct 2020Interdependencies within ATM: Time to reconsider the present for a more robust and flexible regulatory system in the futuremore 19 Oct 2020InterFAB cooperation delivers added value – Exchange on a better Single European Skymore 07 Oct 2020FABEC replaced zigzag flight paths with optimised routesmore 24 Sep 2020FABEC ANSPs signed agreement on cross-border Free Route Airspacemore 21 Sep 2020The achievements of FABEC and its importance to Europe’s aviation recovery – and beyondmore 15 Sep 2020FABEC ANSPs lifted over 500 route restrictions to optimise flight profilesmore 10 Sep 2020FABEC offers 234 new direct flight paths more 29 Jun 2020FABEC introduces shorter Alpine routes over Switzerland and Germanymore 17 Jun 2020FABCE – FABEC ANSP Joint Declaration to deepen interFAB cooperation in support of the Single European Skymore 04 Mar 2020New Environment Standing Committee prioritises sustainable airspace managementmore 13 Feb 2020World ATM Congress 2020: FABEC OPS Theatre hosts operations experts from around the world more 20 Jan 2020FABEC puts in place a common safety structuremore 17 Jan 2020FABEC renews commitment to joint initiatives under new chairmanmore 16 Jan 2020FABEC Council commences new work programmemore 13 Jan 2020Improved operations 2019: Three-way cooperation remains key to successmore 17 Dec 2019xStream won ATM Awards 2019 in the ‘Environment’ categorymore 16 Dec 2019Harmonization of aeronautical data at the border of FABEC States: for a seamless airspace.more 11 Dec 2019FABEC Tripartite meeting underlines the importance of communicatingmore 05 Dec 2019MUAC implements H24 free route airspacemore 03 Dec 2019World ATM Congress 2020: Call for Proposals for inclusion in FABEC OPS Theatre 2020 agendamore 29 Nov 2019Summer 2019: Close cooperation improves network performancemore 25 Nov 2019FABEC ATCO Basic Training certified: 1st course started in Switzerlandmore 14 Nov 2019EIWAC 2019 - Study on Volatility in Air Traffic Management more 12 Nov 2019FABEC Training Seminar: Digital steps to secure the futuremore 21 Oct 2019FABEC at ATCA Annual: Sharing expertise to ensure safety in aviationmore 10 Oct 2019Research Workshop: Call for papers "Interdependencies with ATM Performance in the context of a dynamic environment"more 30 Sep 2019FABEC Training Seminar: ATM Training for the digital generationmore 14 May 2019Academic workshop on fragmentation in European air traffic held in Budapestmore 02 May 2019Greater flexibility and efficiency in European airspacemore 01 May 2019FABEC Social Dialogue activities continuedmore 21 Mar 2019INTERFAB AT WORLD ATM CONGRESS 2019more 18 Feb 2019New leadership for the FABEC CEO boardmore 29 Jan 2019New chairman for the FABEC Councilmore 28 Jan 2019Social Dialogue in FABEC recognised as fruitfulmore 10 Dec 2018Expanding the use of Free Route Airspace in one of the most complex area of Europemore 03 Oct 2018ATCA awards FABEC for Aviation Traffic Management: FABEC receives award for ground-breaking workmore 25 Sep 20185th InterFAB Coordination Meeting: FABEC participates in InterFAB Coordination Meeting: Regional cooperation demonstrates sustainable benefitsmore 18 Sep 2018FABEC at ATCA Annual: Sharing expertise on air traffic volatility and the impact of climate change on aviationmore 11 Sep 2018Adverse Weather: New procedures help optimise air traffic management over the Alps in adverse weather conditionsmore 30 Jul 2018Seasonably air traffic flow management reduces fuel burn and saves CO2 emissions more 02 Jul 2018New record in safely handled traffic - volatility leads to capacity issuesmore 24 May 2018Volatility: Manage the “known unknown”more 27 Mar 2018FABEC ANSPs control 5.9 million flights safely – volatility and unpredicted traffic growth hampers punctuality and flight efficiencymore 15 Mar 2018FABEC partners DFS and skyguide agree on harmonisation of data publication processmore 14 Mar 2018World ATM Congress: Experts request new solutions to tackle volatility in ATMmore 02 Mar 2018Operations: DFS deploys first step of Free Route Airspace more 12 Feb 2018World ATM Congress and FABEC sign cooperation contractmore 29 Jan 2018New chairman for the FABEC Councilmore 15 Dec 2017New leadership for the FABEC CEO boardmore 11 Dec 2017Deployment of Free Route Airspace in the core area of Europe on the fast trackmore 06 Dec 2017Operations: Further improvement of airspace management in the European Core Area - Additional Direct Routes available in Swiss airspacemore 29 Nov 2017Operations: «Aix-Geneva»-Interface: improved dynamic cross-border sectorisation between France and Switzerland increases safety and fluiditymore 23 Oct 2017New-generation voice communications system goes live for better- performing and more secure air traffic managementmore 16 Oct 2017Understanding weather phenomena in ATM: Need for further analysis of weather phenomena impacting air traffic confirmed by MET Alliance investigationmore 13 Oct 2017FABEC Training Conference attracts participants from all over the worldmore 09 Oct 2017Call for Papers: "Research Workshop on Volatility in Air Traffic and its impact on ATM Performance"more 06 Oct 2017Systems: Common procurement of instrument landing systemsmore 22 Sep 2017InterFAB Cooperation: Common tool for ATSEP standard assessment deliveredmore 19 Sep 2017Performance first half 2017: Above-average traffic increase affects punctualitymore 08 Sep 2017Operations: Free route airspace in the core area of Europe moves closer – benefits of direct routings increasemore 29 Aug 2017Operations: FABEC cross-border coordination optimises inbound flights to Zurich Airport and reduces emissionsmore 20 Jun 2017Performance: Safe and punctual – volatile growth of air trafficmore 14 Jun 2017First InterFAB workshop in Langenmore 01 May 2017FABEC YouTube channelmore 25 Apr 2017Implementation of free route airspace moving closermore 15 Mar 2017Operations: Flexible agreements improve over 100,000 flight profiles every yearmore 22 Feb 2017Safety: ANSPs take a further step towards cross-border cooperationmore 13 Feb 2017Performance: FABEC ANSPs control all-time high – Aviation remains safe and punctualmore 10 Feb 2017Operations: Direct routings offered by ATCOs save 352 million euro for airspace usersmore 16 Jan 2017Performance: MET Alliance conducts FABEC study about the impact of adverse weather conditions on ATMmore 29 Nov 2016Successful live trial improves Paris – Munich city pairmore 08 Nov 2016FABEC ANSPs honoured for excellence in safetymore 23 Sep 2016ANSPs signed agreement on data exchangemore 05 Sep 2016Summer thunderstorms have a strong impact on air traffic - New procedures help alleviate the problemmore 29 Aug 2016Special circumstances affect air trafficmore 18 Jul 2016FABEC and SW FAB intensify operational cooperationmore 03 May 2016First InterFAB Operations Workshop in Langenmore 15 Oct 2015Second Inter FAB Coordination Workshopmore 19 Nov 2014interFAB coordination workshop: Functional Airspace Blocks: added value with different approachmore