FAB CE News

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.  

Unexpected geopolitical events, extreme weather and shifting passenger preferences make traffic forecasting difficult. The increase in these events presents resource challenges for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) who rely on demand forecasts to plan infrastructure investment, typically over five to seven year’ cycles. In the fifth InterFAB Expert Talk on 24 June 2021, hosted by FAB CE, industry experts came together to discuss volatility in air traffic and the delivery of cost-effective services in the aftermath of COVID-19.

FAB CE’s communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) infrastructure planning project – which has investigated potential savings available from developing equipment procurement programmes  among FAB CE air navigation service providers (ANSPs) on a regional rather than national basis – has identified up to EUR12.4 million savings in equipment procurement costs over the next few years.

Following an introduction by Vlado Bagarić - Chair of the FAB CE CEO Committee - Matej Eljon, FAB CE Programme Manager and Director of FAB CE Aviation Ltd, talks about prospects for a recovery and the role of functional airspace blocks in enhancing ATM performance.

FAB CE air navigation service providers (ANSPs) are urging other European air traffic management (ATM) stakeholders to continue with the revenue and risk-sharing mechanism agreed for reporting period three (RP3) – suitably amended to take account of revenue losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.