FAB CE CEO Committee Chairperson and Managing Director of Austro Control Valerie Hackl commented: “Traffic downturn as a result of COVID-19 provides European ANSPs with an opportunity to work towards the long-term goals of the Single European Sky and continuing to make cross-border operations as seamless as possible. We look forward to strengthening our lasting collaboration – with a special focus on how to reduce the environmental impact of aviation.”
FABEC Chairman CEO Board and CEO DFS Klaus-Dieter Scheurle said: “FAB CE and FABEC ANSPs already collaborate in many areas, including free route airspace and environmentally friendly arrivals. By signing a Joint Declaration these activities will continue to grow. For us, the next step is to fulfil the request of the European Court of Auditors to further enhance InterFAB cooperation.”
The Joint Declaration identifies six priority areas for collaboration:
- Single European Sky: Common activities to understand and promote the functioning of ATM;
- Safety: Shared best-practices, new technologies and procedures;
- Airspace structures: Implementation of free route airspace, extended arrivals management and airspace re-sectorisation;
- Capacity management: Increased cooperation to manage volatile traffic demand;
- Training: Continue development of harmonised training protocols;
- Aeronautical Information Management: Continued harmonisation of data sets for cross-border operations and free route operations.
