IATA releases measures to facilitate airspace modernisation and reform in Europe

IATA outlined (18-Jul-2019) the following measures for the European Commission, European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSP) to address efficiency and environmental issues in European airspace:

• Reform outdated work practices so that staff can be deployed where they are required and recruit additional staff as needed to fill any gaps;
• Modernise air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure and implement the ‘Airspace Architecture’ programme;
• Continue deployment of the ‘Single European Sky ATM Research‘, which airlines have invested in;
• Empower EUROCONTROL to plan and configure the network to meet the demands of air travellers;
• Penalise ANSPs which fail to deliver agreed capacity targets under the ‘European Performance and Charging Scheme’. [more – original PR]