Performance Review Body

EUROCONTROL

SES II Performance Scheme

Assessment of National / FAB

Performance Plans with Performance Targets for the period 2012-2014

Volume II ASSESSMENT REPORTS FOR EACH NATIONAL/FAB PERFORMANCE PLAN

Prepared by the Performance Review Body (PRB)

of the Single European Sky

20 September 2011

PRBs assessment of National / FAB Performance Plans for RP1 (2012-2014)

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PERFORMANCE PLAN

Austria

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Danish / Swedish FAB

Estonia

FAB EC

Belgium / Lux.

France

Germany

Switzerland

The Netherlands

Finland

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Spain

United Kingdom

Performance Review Body

EUROCONTROL

PRB assessment report of Performance

Plans for RP1

Austria

Prepared by the Performance Review Body (PRB)

of the Single European Sky

20 September 2011

PRB assessment report of Performance Plans for RP1 Austria

EUROCONTROL

COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This document is published by the Performance Review Commission (PRC) in its role as Performance Review Body (PRB) to assist the European Commission in the implementation of the Performance Scheme. It may be copied in whole or in part providing that the copyright notice and disclaimer are included. The information contained in this document may not be modified without prior written permission from the Performance Review Commission. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of EUROCONTROL or of the European Commission, which make no warranty, either implied or express, for the information contained in this document, neither do they assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Printed by EUROCONTROL, 96, rue de la Fuse, B-1130 Brussels, Belgium. The PRCs website address is http://www.eurocontrol.int/prc. The PRUs e-mail address is pru@eurocontrol.int.

PRB assessment report of Performance Plans for RP1 Austria

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 AUSTRIA.............................................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 CURRENT SITUATION AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE ................................................................... 3 1.3 COMPLIANCE CHECKS ................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 SAFETY.......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................................................... 7 1.6 CAPACITY ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1.7 COST-EFFICIENCY ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.8 INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN PERFORMANCE TARGETS............................................................... 16 1.9 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ............................................................................................................. 16 1.10 ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS...................................................................................................... 18

ANNEX 1: TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT DASHBOARD .................................................................... 20

ANNEX 2: PERFORMANCE PLAN CHECKLIST................................................................................ 21

ANNEX 3: INVESTMENTS RELATED TO IP1 OF THE ATM MASTERPLAN............................... 25

ANNEX 4: LIST OF UNCONTROLLABLE COSTS............................................................................. 26

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1 Austria

1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Austrias Performance Plan was received on 27th June 2011 in English. It was signed by

the head of the National Supervisory Authority (NSA).

1.1.2 Austrias Performance Plan provides performance targets set at a national level for: Austro Control as the accountable entity for ANS and MET service provision.

1.1.3 It also provides, implicitly, cost-efficiency targets to CAA/NSA (bmvit) and EUROCONTROL through the setting up of specific determined costs.

1.1.4 In addition, Vienna International Airport is identified in Austrias Performance Plan as being required to provide airport data.

1.1.5 Austria is part of the Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FAB CE) which also includes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovak Republic and Slovenia. The PRB notes that for RP1 the FAB CE States have decided not to prepare a performance plan at FAB level but at national level.

1.1.6 Austrias Performance Plan is stated to cover the whole federal territory of Austria however it is understood to actually cover the Wien FIR including the MURA Sector which is Slovenian airspace for which ACG is the designated ANSP. Parts of Austrian airspace are controlled by ANSPs from the neighbouring nations including DFS in Germany.

1.1.7 According to Article 13 of the performance scheme Regulation1, the PRB has assessed this plan on the basis of the criteria laid down in Annex III of the same Regulation.

1.2 Current situation and level of performance

1.2.1 The global economic crises led to a decline of -3.9% in GDP in 2009, but 2010 saw a partial recovery to 2.0% growth and that level of growth is forecast to increase to 2.4% in 20112.

1.2.2 Austrias price inflation was 0.4% in 2009, reflecting the economic downturn. In 2010 it grew to 1.7%3 and IMF forecast it to increase to 2.5% in 20114.

1.2.3 Austria is a member of the Euro-zone.

1.2.4 Austrias Government bond rate5 has remained relatively stable over the 2009-2011 period.

2009 2010 2011P

GDP (%) -3.9% 2.0% 2.4%

Price inflation (%)

0.4% 1.7% 2.5%

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Figure 1: Key macro-economic indicators

1 Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 of 29 July 2010 laying down a performance scheme for air

navigation services and network functions. 2 Source: European Economic Forecast (Spring 2011). 3 Source: Eurostat HICP all items. 4 Source IMF April 2011 Forecast, Average. 5 Source European Central Bank long term bond rates (10 years) collected for convergence reasons, monthly

average, for 2011, 5 months only.

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1.2.5 Austrias Performance Plan uses a local source for the forecast of inflation which is significantly different from the IMF forecast.

1.2.6 Austrias Performance Plan indicates that Austro Control is the sole designated ANS provider in Austria. However, the PRB notes that Austria has cross border relations with several Member States including Germany.

1.2.7 Austro Control is a medium sized ANSP with costs amounting to 2.4% of the EU29 gate-to-gate ATM/CNS provision costs in 2009. En-route ATFM delay in Austrian airspace accounted for 10.2% of the total in the EU29 as shown in Figure 2. Austro Controls traffic complexity levels are relatively high, in the top quartile.

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Gate-to-gate ATM/CNS costs

Austria EU 29

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97.6%

Flight-hours controlled by the ANSP

Austria EU 29

10.2%

89.8%

En-route ATFM delay

Austria EU 29

Figure 2: Austro Control's Key Figures (ACE 2009)

1.2.8 Figure 3 shows that IFR traffic in the Austrian airspace declined sharply in 2009. The Feb./May 2011 STATFOR Forecast expects the IFR movements to reach in 2014 what was previously forecast for 2009 (i.e. a five-years shift in traffic).

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