RP3, ATCO fatigue management and Airspace Architecture Study feature in recent social dialogue forum
European Commission RP3 targets, controller fatigue management and potential consolidation of services as part of the recent Airspace Architecture Study (AAS) were three of the main topics discussed by participants at the FAB CE social dialogue forum in Prague on May 9.
Regarding the RP3 targets, Jan Klas, chairman and CEO of ANS CR and Davor Sarić, co-chairman delegated by the social partners, both said that the key driver behind the performance targets was to reduce airline costs rather than improve air traffic management performance in all domains. “We hope that in the future the system will be organised differently, motivated by all-round performance improvement rather than just cost cutting,” said Jan Klas.
The “ATCO fatigue, stress and cognitive capabilities management” programme, a social partner initiative, has been launched to harmonise applicable FAB CE ANSP policies and approaches in this area, said Jan Klas. The first meeting took place in Ljubljana in early May 2019, with the initial results and recommendations to be published later in the year for consideration by partners.
The FAB CE response to the AAS proposals, said Matej Eljon, FAB CE Programme Manager and director of FAB CE Aviation Ltd, included a new activity called “Operational Excellence Programme”, focusing on identifying existing best practices. There will be a two-step approach, involving both operational and technical experts with other input from financial and legal domains.
According to Jan Klas, this European Airspace Plan is a top-down activity, a vision without detail, examining at a high level how European airspace could look without national borders. It was not yet clear how this vision might be defined at a FAB CE level, he said, and this will be further analysed by the FAB CE Airspace Task Force.
The next social dialogue meeting will take place in Vienna in November 2019.
Regarding the RP3 targets, Jan Klas, chairman and CEO of ANS CR and Davor Sarić, co-chairman delegated by the social partners, both said that the key driver behind the performance targets was to reduce airline costs rather than improve air traffic management performance in all domains. “We hope that in the future the system will be organised differently, motivated by all-round performance improvement rather than just cost cutting,” said Jan Klas.
The “ATCO fatigue, stress and cognitive capabilities management” programme, a social partner initiative, has been launched to harmonise applicable FAB CE ANSP policies and approaches in this area, said Jan Klas. The first meeting took place in Ljubljana in early May 2019, with the initial results and recommendations to be published later in the year for consideration by partners.
The FAB CE response to the AAS proposals, said Matej Eljon, FAB CE Programme Manager and director of FAB CE Aviation Ltd, included a new activity called “Operational Excellence Programme”, focusing on identifying existing best practices. There will be a two-step approach, involving both operational and technical experts with other input from financial and legal domains.
According to Jan Klas, this European Airspace Plan is a top-down activity, a vision without detail, examining at a high level how European airspace could look without national borders. It was not yet clear how this vision might be defined at a FAB CE level, he said, and this will be further analysed by the FAB CE Airspace Task Force.
The next social dialogue meeting will take place in Vienna in November 2019.
