News archive
2010
15 Dec 2010
FAB CE CEO-Committee reaches agreement on ANSP Cooperation
At the meeting of the FAB CE CEO Committee on December 15 in Vienna an agreement was reached on the future cooperation of ANSPs.
Among the most important issues, this agreement defines the organisational structure as well as the decision making process in FAB CE. Main purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the implementation of FAB CE on the ANSP level with the main goal of improving the flow of air traffic in terms of safety, efficiency and environmental impact. This agreement reached by all FAB CE Partners represents a major milestone on route to a common functional airspaceblock by 2012."
19 May 2010
The 3rd FAB CE Social Dialogue Workshop will be held in Vienna on 9th June 2010
The 3rd FAB CE Social Dialogue Workshop will be held in Vienna on 9th June 2010, starting at 09:00.
The draft Agenda and a Social Dialogue Charter have been sent to Social Partners for their input, together with all Deliverables of the Project’s Preparatory Phase.
Preparatory meetings at level of Working Group (OPS TECH and HR) and Social Partners experts are being also proposed for the 8th June afternoon, in Vienna.
19 May 2010
FAB CE CEO Committee approved all deliverables of the FAB CE Preparatory phase
FAB CE CEO Committee approved on 4th May 2010 all deliverables of the FAB CE Preparatory phase under MoC, including:
The FAB CE Implementation Plan and its eigth annexes
Performance and Safety Assessment
A Legal Analysis of possible vehicle for the ANSP Cooperation
05 Jan 2010
2nd FAB Central Europe (FAB CE) Stakeholders and 2nd SD Workshop Conclusions and Minutes
The Conclusions and Minutes, PPT Presentations and Photos related to the 2nd FAB Central Europe (FAB CE) Stakeholders and 2nd SD Workshop are now available for download and consultation.
Meeting Minutes and List of Participants
Meeting minutes
List of participant to FAB CE 2nd Workshop
PPT Presentations
FAB CE Project Overview
FAB CE Initial Scenario
FAB CE Implementation Plan
EC
IATA
FAB CE SD
Photos
EC Speaker Mr. Olivier Waldner
FAB CE Speakers Mr. D. Bonda, Mr. P. Oberhofer, Mr. I.Hubert, Mr. J. Klas, Mr. J. Zemsky
IATA Speaker Mr. Gerry O’ Connell
Ops Working Group Leader Mr. Peter Oberhofer
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
FAB CE SG Chairman Mr. Ivan Hubert
2009
10 Dec 2009
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the 7 States in FAB CE on 18th November 2009
The FABCE Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Transport of the Republic of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Slovenia has been signed at Bratislava on 18th November 2009.
The purpose of this Memorandum is to establish a general framework of cooperation among the States, including their National Supervisory Authorities and respective military authorities, aimed at the establishment of FAB CE and to create the interfaces enabling the coordination between the States and ANSPs.
The States will endeavour to establish the FAB CE and to jointly proceed towards the conclusion of a FAB CE Agreement by the end of April 2010. To this end, the States will establish a FAB CE Preparatory Structure.
13 Oct 2009
2nd FAB CE Stakeholders Workshop
The 2nd FAB CE Stakeholders Workshop will be held in Prague/Jenec, at Czech ANS premises, on 25th November 2009.
Agenda and registration form
25 Aug 2009
1st FAB CE Newsletter
FAB Central Europe Project has issued its first newsletter
1st FAB CE Newsletter
22 Apr 2009
Implementation Schedule for the Initial Scenario (ISIS)
On 22/04/2009 the FAB CE Provisional Coordination Council (PFCC ) agreed the Implementation Schedule for the Initial Scenario (ISIS) , approved on 25/03/2009 by the FAB CE CEO Committee.
ISIS is the first key deliverable of the FAB CE Preparatory Phase, developed under the FAB CE ANSPs’ Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC).
01 Apr 2009
Jane’s ATC Award 2009
The FAB Central Europe (FAB CE) Project has been awarded Jane’s ATC Award 2009 as best contribution to European ATM.
12 Mar 2009
FAB CE Social Dialogue Workshop
The 1st FAB_CE Social Dialogue Workshop was successfully held in Zagreb on 25 February 2009. See outcome in Events.
The FAB CE Social Dialogue Workshop was held in Zagreb on 25 February 2009, attended by all concerned National Staff representatives/Unions, from the 7 ANSPs.
Working papers
Agenda
Information paper to social partners
Minutes from the FAB_CE 1st Social Dialogue Workshop
2008
14 Nov 2008
Provisional FAB CE Coordination Council
The Provisional FAB CE Coordination Council (PFCC) has been created on 14 November 2008. The PFCC is responsible for determining a common position for the Parties in respect of all matters relating to the processes connected with the preparation and implementation of Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FAB CE).
11 Nov 2008
FAB CE Prep Phase PMP
The FAB CE Preparatory Phase Project Management Plan (PMP) was approved on 11 November 2008.
06 Aug 2008
FAB Central Europe Leaflet
Approved by SG a Leaflet on FAB CE activities, visible under Documents.
Documents
12 Jun 2008
Ministerial Conference
On 12 June 2008 at a Ministerial Conference in Luxembourg, the Ministers of the seven States signed a Declaration of intent to establish FAB CE while starting the process of termination of the CEATS Agreement. As a next step, the States agreed to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting the frame in which a formal FAB Agreement would be negotiated.
05 Jun 2008
FABCE ANSPs have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)
The CEOs of FAB Central Europe (CE) attended the Constitutional Meeting of the CEOs’ Committee, in Budapest on 30 May 2008. The 7 ANSPs signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), to further progress with the FAB CE preparation, developing a FAB CE Implementation Plan. A Project Charter is being prepared.
24 Apr 2008
CCG/20 approved the FAB CE Feasibility Study
The CEATS Coordination Group (CCG) held its 20th Meeting at EUROCONTROL Headquarters in Brussels on 28 March 2008. Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Slovenia approved the FAB Central Europe (FAB CE) Feasibility Study and decided to take further steps towards the detailed definition and implementation of a FAB.
As a first step, the States have agreed to establish a Memorandum of Understanding setting the frame in which a formal FAB Agreement would be negotiated. A declaration of the Ministers of Transport is expected in June.
In addition, the ANSPs of the seven States have undertaken to negotiate and conclude with minimum delay a Memorandum of Cooperation under which the FAB CE Implementation Plan would be developed . This cooperation would also support the early implementation of some of the FAB elements by ANSPs, prior to the formal coming into force of the FAB Agreement, so as to deliver early benefits to the airspace users.
25 Mar 2008
Approval of the FAB Central Europe Feasibility Study
The FAB Central Europe (FAB CE) Feasibility Study (FS) has been concluded on 29 February 2008 and approved by its Steering Group ( FAB CE SG). The FS is now presented to the CEATS Coordination Group (CCG)/20, meeting on Friday March, 28 2008, for acceptance by the CEATS states and further decisions.