visit of mr griffiths, dg caa uk - 20 december 2007 eurocontrol
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Visit of Mr Griffiths, DG CAA UK - 20 December 2007
EUROCONTROL
EUROCONTROL Mission
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: EUROCONTROL
To harmonise and integrate Air Navigation Services in Europe, aiming at the creation of a uniform Air Traffic Management System for civil and military users, in order to achieve the safe, orderly, expeditious and economic flow of traffic throughout Europe. (Article 1 of the revised Convention)
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Eurocontrol (38 + European Community)
ECAC (44)
EU (27)
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Membership of the EU, EUROCONTROL and
ECAC
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CooperativeNetworkDesign
ATM 2000+ StrategyPan European programmes
Research TrainingSESAR
Pan-European Functions
Flow ManagementRoute Charges
Aeronautical Database Training
RegionalATC service
Provision
MUAC Operations
Training
Support to RegulatoryActivities
Safety & SES
EUROCONTROL’s Core Functions
Total Expenditure year 2008: 712 M €States's Contributions: 536, out of a total of 8 billion € European ATM costs
Highlights
Flow mangement – Purpose (1)Safety (2) Environment & Fuel Cost Air Traffic doubled in the last 20 years, delays dramatically reduced in the
last 12 years since EUROCONTROL flow management system introduced
Maastricht Upper Airspace ATC Centre – only international ATC Centre in Europe (BE,NL,LU & big part of DE) and probably the most efficient in Europe
CND – Research & Designing the Network up to 2025 and helping the EU Support to Safety Regulation
Route charges recovered and paid to 38 Member States En-route: 6.3 B €
EUROCONTROL funded by loans and contributions from Member States
Contributions: 0.5 B €
Performance & Challenges
ATM Performance has improved significantly
Major challenges are coming up
Fundamental Objectives to 2020’s
Address fragmentation
Address airport capacity
Improve further safety, airspace capacity, efficiency, environment
Build the ATM system of the future