FAB CE News

FAB CE States are reporting faster-than-forecast airline traffic recovery levels but the recovery is characterised by two very different trends.

The September 2021 inter-FAB “Climate change and the role of air traffic control” research workshop (https://www.fabec.eu/topics/climate-change), hosted by Vilnius Technical University in Lithuania, brought together air traffic management (ATM) experts and policy leaders from throughout Europe and featured a presentation by FAB CE partner HungaroControl.  

The FAB CE CEO Committee, in its 10 June 2021 meeting, has approved the report and recommendations of the technical services agreement (TSA) and service level agreement (SLA) working group, set up to develop template agreements for sharing air traffic management (ATM) and communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) infrastructure data between FAB CE air navigation surveillance providers (ANSPs), a critical step in implementing cross-border digitalisation technology programmes.

For FAB CE’s Airspace Task Force - a working group of all FAB CE air navigation service providers (ANSPs), Network Manager and representatives of ANSPs adjacent to the FAB CE region - the last few months have been a busy period following the January 2021 meeting which agreed further expansion of free route airspace (FRA) procedures across the important central/south-east European region and re-sectorising of several cross-border airspace areas between individual States (https://www.fab-ce.eu/news-media/news/254-fab-ce-ansps-work-to-expand-cross-border-free-route-airspace).

Air traffic is set for a strong rebound among the seven FAB CE States during June and July 2021, according to the most recent six-week Eurocontrol forecasts, with traffic levels predicted to average around 72% of 2019 levels by the start of August.

Kornel Szepessy – CEO of HungaroControl – has taken over as Chair of the FABCE Chief Executive Officer Committee (CEOC) from Vlado Bagaric, CEO of CroatiaControl. Mr Szepessy’s term of office will cover June 2021 to June 2022.